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Senate committee hears bill to bar contractors on public land from banning licensed handgun carry
Summary
The Senate Committee on State Affairs heard testimony on Senate Bill 1065, which would require contracts for government-owned or -leased property to forbid contractors from restricting licensed handgun holders; public testimony was split and the bill was left pending.
Senator Hall, the bill's author, told the Senate Committee on State Affairs that Senate Bill 1065 would require contracts for government-owned or -leased property to prohibit contractors from restricting licensed handgun holders from carrying firearms except where state law already prohibits carry.
The bill, Hall said, aims to close what he and supporters described as a loophole revealed when the State Fair of Texas barred firearms on its fairgrounds after a 2023 shooting. "This bill simply requires that the contracts for the use of property owned or leased by government entities include provisions prohibiting contractors from renting or leasing government property with…
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