Texas House Committee Assignments announced
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2021 8:09 pm
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It may be a redistricting year, but census numbers are likely not going to be provided until April/May. Since the session ends May 31st this year, I expect that redistricting will end up being done in a special session.dhoobler wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 9:11 pm Committee Chairmen
Calendars - Dustin Burrows - TSRA A+
Homeland security - James White - TSRA A
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence - TSRA A
Good job Speaker Phelan.
I think that most 2A related bills go to Homeland Security committee and Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence committee. Calendars is where a lot of good bills die. It is excellent that we have a friend chairing that committee.
Given that this is a redistricting year, I am not sure how much attention 2A bills will get.
Calendars Vice Chair - (D) Joe Moody - 17% rating from TSRA Ddhoobler wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 9:11 pm Committee Chairmen
Calendars - Dustin Burrows - TSRA A+
Homeland security - James White - TSRA A
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence - TSRA A
Good job Speaker Phelan.
I think that most 2A related bills go to Homeland Security committee and Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence committee. Calendars is where a lot of good bills die. It is excellent that we have a friend chairing that committee.
Given that this is a redistricting year, I am not sure how much attention 2A bills will get.
Considering the makeup of the house is closely split between republicans and democrats, it is not uncommon to appoint a member of the minority party as vice chair of committees. That being said, a majority of both committees are gun friendly republicans.KC5AV wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 9:56 amCalendars Vice Chair - (D) Joe Moody - 17% rating from TSRA Fdhoobler wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 9:11 pm Committee Chairmen
Calendars - Dustin Burrows - TSRA A+
Homeland security - James White - TSRA A
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence - TSRA A
Good job Speaker Phelan.
I think that most 2A related bills go to Homeland Security committee and Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence committee. Calendars is where a lot of good bills die. It is excellent that we have a friend chairing that committee.
Given that this is a redistricting year, I am not sure how much attention 2A bills will get.
Homeland Security Vice Chair - (D) Rhetta Andrews Bowers - TSRA F
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Vice Chair - (D) Yvonne Davis - TSRA F
I’m not sure Speaker Phelan has done us any favors.
I just expect the very poor ratings of those Dems to be a major roadblock to any meaningful progress.Flightmare wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:12 amConsidering the makeup of the house is closely split between republicans and democrats, it is not uncommon to appoint a member of the minority party as vice chair of committees. That being said, a majority of both committees are gun friendly republicans.KC5AV wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 9:56 amCalendars Vice Chair - (D) Joe Moody - 17% rating from TSRA Ddhoobler wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 9:11 pm Committee Chairmen
Calendars - Dustin Burrows - TSRA A+
Homeland security - James White - TSRA A
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence - TSRA A
Good job Speaker Phelan.
I think that most 2A related bills go to Homeland Security committee and Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence committee. Calendars is where a lot of good bills die. It is excellent that we have a friend chairing that committee.
Given that this is a redistricting year, I am not sure how much attention 2A bills will get.
Homeland Security Vice Chair - (D) Rhetta Andrews Bowers - TSRA F
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Vice Chair - (D) Yvonne Davis - TSRA F
I’m not sure Speaker Phelan has done us any favors.
I'm sure they will make every attempt to be a road block. On the Homeland Security and Public Safety committee, they hold only 3 votes to 6 republicans.KC5AV wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:41 amI just expect the very poor ratings of those Dems to be a major roadblock to any meaningful progress.Flightmare wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:12 amConsidering the makeup of the house is closely split between republicans and democrats, it is not uncommon to appoint a member of the minority party as vice chair of committees. That being said, a majority of both committees are gun friendly republicans.KC5AV wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 9:56 amCalendars Vice Chair - (D) Joe Moody - 17% rating from TSRA Ddhoobler wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 9:11 pm Committee Chairmen
Calendars - Dustin Burrows - TSRA A+
Homeland security - James White - TSRA A
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence - TSRA A
Good job Speaker Phelan.
I think that most 2A related bills go to Homeland Security committee and Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence committee. Calendars is where a lot of good bills die. It is excellent that we have a friend chairing that committee.
Given that this is a redistricting year, I am not sure how much attention 2A bills will get.
Homeland Security Vice Chair - (D) Rhetta Andrews Bowers - TSRA F
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Vice Chair - (D) Yvonne Davis - TSRA F
I’m not sure Speaker Phelan has done us any favors.
It is very common for the chair and vice chair to be members of different parties.ELB wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 2:03 pm The problem is not the number of Dems on the committee, or even that the vice chairmen are anti-gun Dems. The problem is what promises Phelan made to get the Dems to vote for him as Speaker.
Clearly putting Dems in as vice-chairs on important committees was one of the promises, but the Dems didn't sell their votes just to put the title "vice chair" behind somebody's name. The Dems no doubt extracted promises that certain legislation would or would not pass this session. I haven't done a detailed comparison, but a similar situation existed under Bonnen in the last session. The result was a lot of anti-gun measures died in committee, and a some helpful pro-gun bills passed, but nothing big went forward (I think the knife thing was the biggest expansion). It was three yards and a cloud of dust with some first downs, not a long bomb into the end zone.
With the Dems feeling frisky because of China Joe in the White House and having control of both federal houses and major cities in Texas, plus all the noise about "insurrection," I even fear some "common sense" restrictions may get through. I also expect to see "peaceful protesters" from the left wing side invade the capitol during 2A hearings, while any mass show of support for 2A will have the Dems and their newspapers clamoring about "armed insurrectionists."
Anyway, I don't expect any form of constitutional carry to pass, nor any serious rollback of "no-go" areas for licensed carry. I would be happy to be wrong.