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Kalrog wrote:

Charles L. Cotton wrote:We are in the fourth week of the session and the House still doesn't have committee assignment. It may happen by the end of this week, or perhaps as late as Monday. This is absurd!

As frustrating as this is - I am typically in favor of a government doing as little as possible. Although this isn't the way I would suggest doing it. They obviously aren't doing what we are paying them to do - how about we disband them completely and they have to give us all the money back?

Actually, I agree with this. The best session is when no bill that costs me money or freedom gets passed. But our bills are suffering too, so I guess I have to engage in a little hypocrisy and say a good session is one in which only our bills get passed.

Chas.

ac-mech wrote:Wich one is the bill for the employer parking lot that allows a chl to store and lock the gun in his,her vehicle while at work?

It is drafted but not yet filed. My guess is that it will be filed in the Senate first. We are in the fourth week of the session and the House still doesn't have committee assignment. It may happen by the end of this week, or perhaps as late as Monday. This is absurd! Last session 170 bills dies on the House Floor when time ran out. It could be worse this session.

Chas.

ELB wrote:

Charles L. Cotton wrote:
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The bill that would put CHLs in the same position as LEOs, judges, prosecutors, county attorneys, etc. has been written, but nothing else has been done yet.

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Chas.

A bill to remove all the silly restrictions on where a CHL can legally carry is FAR more important than worrying about whether I have to show my license to a cop or open carry or delays in CHL processing. I would gladly put all those on hold to get the restrictions removed. What does it take to get this moving?

elb

A different Texas House of Representatives I fear. Hopefully I'm wrong.

Chas.

ninjamedic2293 wrote:Charles, do you believe that there s any way to pass a "parking lot carry" bill without the employer reporting requirements that I have seen mentioned from time to time?

Yes, this session's parking lot bill doesn't have those provisions.

Chas.

ninjamedic2293 wrote:When does the Speaker have to release this info?

There's no statutory deadline, but this needs to be done soon so the House can get to work. Between this intrigue in the House and the Senate somewhat in turmoil over the 2/3 rule, the 2009 Texas Legislative Session may see the biggest fights in years. Hopefully, I'll be proven wrong.

Chas.

getusumtx wrote:

Charles L. Cotton wrote: The bill that would put CHLs in the same position as LEOs, judges, prosecutors, county attorneys, etc. has been written, but nothing else has been done yet.

Chas.

Any new News on this bill Chas?

Not yet. We still don't know what the House committee structure is going to be, who will be Chairmen of those committees, or where "our" bills are going to be sent. This is not the Austin and/or Texas Legislative Sessions of 2003, 2005 or 2007. Everyone will see this as the session grinds on.

Chas.

lrb111 wrote:i was hoping that was the case. I sincerely pray it goes well for the future applicants.
Thank you, sir.

I see you're a CHL instructor, so I guess you wouldn't mourn the demise of the TR-100.

Chas.

nitrogen wrote:What exactly do you mean about delays? Do you mean delays on getting the bill finished, or CHL issuing delays?

I'm confuzzled.

No, I'm the one who's confused. I apologize folks, the bill on which the meeting was held is the bill that revamps DPS processing of CHL applications, including changes to some of the eligibility requirements. The bill that would put CHLs in the same position as LEOs, judges, prosecutors, county attorneys, etc. has been written, but nothing else has been done yet.

Sorry for the confusion,
Chas.

sskimber wrote:What can we do to help this get passed?

Depending upon how DPS responds to the bill, we may or may not need calls and faxes to our elected officials. Virtually every Senator and Representative has received complaints about delays, so I can't tell at this point if we will need a push. If we do, I'll certainly let everyone know here.

Chas.

Russell wrote:Charles,

I remember reading a while ago that you were going to file a bill that would repeal quite a few of the restrictions CHL'ers currently have on where they can and cannot carry, such as pro-sporting events. Is it still being worked on?

Yes, it's in the works now. The bill I wrote will likely be "amended" before filing (they always are), and a meeting has already taken place with the appropriate people. Everyone from the Governor on down wants to see an end to these absurd delays, so we should see a good bill passed.

Chas.