HBA-JEK H.B. 2784 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2784
By: Carter
Public Safety
4/6/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law requires the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to maintain
statistics regarding responses by law enforcement agencies to incidents in
which a person licensed to carry a concealed handgun is convicted of an
offense related to the unlawful carrying of a concealed handgun.
Statistics on responses to certain serious offenses committed by persons
licensed to carry concealed handguns might provide important information on
the influence of concealed handguns on the commission of certain serious
crimes.  House Bill 2784 authorizes DPS to maintain statistics related to
responses by law enforcement agencies only in incidents in which persons
licensed to carry concealed handguns are convicted of certain serious
offenses.  
 
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 2784 amends the Government Code to authorize the Department of
Public Safety (DPS) to maintain statistics related to responses by law
enforcement agencies to incidents in which a person licensed to carry a
concealed handgun is convicted of robbery, burglary, an offense against a
person, or an offense involving the unlawful use or possession of a weapon. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.