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Paragrouper wrote:

Jasonw560 wrote:

hirundo82 wrote:

Jasonw560 wrote:So, if it makes to a vote, will Kleinschmidt still offer his amendment? Or is it gutted to much?

I'm not sure it would be considered germane, judging from what Charles was saying in the SB1581 thread.

Kind of like a smoking ban in a fiscal bill?

Yep, kind of like that!

it's funny, I'm sitting here going through the mail and I just got a letter from the Texas GOP asking for money. What do you think?

a. Send them some money?
b. Send them a note to inform them that their request is not germane to my desires?

In all honesty, I would write back and tell them I can't support the Texas GOP with time or money after what House Speaker Straus did to campus carry. I would also tell them not to contact me again until they put the needs of students ahead of the needs of criminals.

I wouldn't bother telling them I'm thinking of changing my voter registration, after being stabbed in the back again (but I am.)

hirundo82 wrote:

apostate wrote:The amendment by Rep. Aliseda (?) limits it to USA/AUSA to mirror the existing exemption for DA/ADA/etc.

Except the existing law also has a §46.15 exception for judges, DA's, ADA's, etc. with a CHL, which allows them to carry anywhere a LEO can. Unless the amendment did more than remove elected officials and civilian DPS employees, the USAs and AUSAs wouldn't be able to do the same.

That's right. The scope of the engrossed senate bill was limited to 46.035 restrictions.
The version of the bill that passed the house committee adds the part in blue to 46.035.

It is a defense to prosecution under Subsections (b)(1), (2), and (4)-(6), and (c) that at the time of the commission of the offense, the actor was:
(1) a judge or justice of a federal court;
(2) an active judicial officer, as defined by Section 411.201, Government Code; [or]
(3) a district attorney, assistant district attorney, criminal district attorney, assistant criminal district attorney, county attorney, or assistant county attorney;
(4) a United States attorney or an assistant United States attorney.

CWOOD wrote:The Criminal Jurisprudence Committee of the House committee amendment basically removed from the bill all of the provisions which would apply to elected officials and non-commissioned employees of DPS.

Very nice. The amendment by Rep. Aliseda (?) limits it to USA/AUSA to mirror the existing exemption for DA/ADA/etc.