HBA-TBM S.B. 1713 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 1713
By: Van de Putte
Public Safety
5/8/2001
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, peace officers from another state and special investigators are
not allowed to carry a weapon in the same manner as a peace officer of this
state.  Senate Bill 1713 allows commissioned peace officers of another
state and special investigators to carry weapons in the same manner as
peace officers in this state.   

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

Senate Bill 1713 amends the Penal Code to add special investigators and
commissioned peace officers from any other state to the list of persons who
may lawfully carry a weapon and to whom restrictions of carrying a weapon
in certain places do not apply.  The bill also provides that a peace
officer of this state or any other state or special investigator is not
prohibited from carrying a weapon into any establishment within this state
serving the public.  

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001.