Remaining Differences in House and Senate Versions of Open Carry HB 910

By Dean Weingarten

In this document from the Texas legislature (pdf), the line by line differences in the House and Senate versions of HB 910, the pending open carry bill, are shown. All of the differences are in the Dutton and Huffines amendments. The Huffines amendment was said to be identical to the Dutton amendment, but that turned out to be untrue. Here is the text of the two amendments . . .

The Dutton amendment:

SECTION 29. Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government
Code, is amended by adding Section 411.2049 to read as
follows:
Sec. 411.2049. CERTAIN INVESTIGATORY STOPS AND
INQUIRIES PROHIBITED. A peace officer may not make
an investigatory stop or other temporary detention to inquire
as to whether a person possesses a handgun license solely
because the person is carrying a partially or wholly visible
handgun carried in a shoulder or belt holster.

The Huffines amendment:

SECTION __. Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government
Code, is amended by adding Section 411.2049 to read as
follows:
Sec. 411.2049. CERTAIN INVESTIGATORY STOPS AND
INQUIRIES PROHIBITED. A peace officer may not make
an investigatory stop or other temporary detention to inquire
as to a person’s possession of a handgun license solely because
the person is carrying in a shoulder or belt holster a partially
or wholly visible handgun. [FA9]

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