TITLE: Relating to permitting certain foster homes to store firearms and ammunition in the same locked location.

SUMMARY: Relating to permitting certain foster homes to store firearms and ammunition in the same locked location.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to permitting certain foster homes to store firearms and ammunition in the same locked location. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 42.042(e-1), Human Resources Code, is amended to read as follows: (e-1) The commission [department] may not prohibit possession of lawfully permitted firearms and ammunition in an agency foster home. Minimum standards may be adopted under this section relating to safety and proper storage of firearms and ammunition.The minimum standards must allow [ including standards requiring] firearms and ammunition to be stored separately or stored together in the same locked location if the firearms are stored with a trigger locking device attached to the firearms [locations].SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.