SB354 offered as amendement to SB 1581

[TrueFlog]

So will this be an important enough bill that it will be able to get out of the House Calendars committee?

It may not need to. SB1581 has a companion bill in the House that has already been voted out of Calendars; it should be on the supplemental calendar for tomorrow.

ETA: sponsors of the companion HB3639 (Pitts and Aycock) are both TSRA A-rated, although neither is a HB750 cosponsor.

Kind of like they did for HB 681... I think they substituted SB 321 for it when it came up.

Exactly. When HB3639 comes up in the House, they can substitute SB1581 and consider that instead. I don't they have to, but it's standard procedure. I expect they'll substitute the Senate version, then the antis will start trying to gut it with amendments - same as they did with SB321. But, just like with SB321, they don't have the votes to do any real damage. It looks like we've got a real shot now!

[RPB]

Watching the news tonight, tomorrow, reading the newspapers ... just became more fun


I'm sure Huntington post
Washed post
Houston chronicle
El Paso Tiomes
Austin statesman etc

will see

[74novaman]

So we're finally done calling senators....who do we need to be in touch with now to make sure we get this done this year?

And for everyone who's been working so hard on this, thank you!

[Jasonw560]

I may send Zaffirini a fruit basket. Just a thank you for opening the door.

[Paragrouper]

Outstadning!

What a welcome after a Monday at work.

[hirundo82]

I may send Zaffirini a fruit basket. Just a thank you for opening the door.

And making it so private institutions couldn't opt out either. That's absolutely priceless.

[RPB]

Texas Senate approves guns on campus
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and at
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[A-R]

Wow! Wentworth's amendment is ACCEPTABLE to Ogden!!

Pretty much sums up my reaction to today's news .... complete disbelief and then sheer joy !!!

[Smily]

There is a poll on that 2nd link

http://www.kcbd.com/story/14601785/texa ... -on-campus" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;?

only 46% yes! lets get to work guys!

-Smily

[hombre gris]

I'm reserving celebration until it is actually signed into law.

[74novaman]

Wow! Wentworth's amendment is ACCEPTABLE to Ogden!!

x2....I can't believe Ogden accepted it. If he'd just voted for it WEEKS ago we wouldn't have had to go to these measures...

[hirundo82]

So will this be an important enough bill that it will be able to get out of the House Calendars committee?

It may not need to. SB1581 has a companion bill in the House that has already been voted out of Calendars; it should be on the supplemental calendar for tomorrow.

ETA: sponsors of the companion HB3639 (Pitts and Aycock) are both TSRA A-rated Republicans, although neither is a HB750 cosponsor.

HB 3639 has been postponed several times in the last week; I wonder if that is intentional.

[jmoney]

Can't wait for this to be signed into law.

[Charles L. Cotton]

I absolutely love Texas politics!!!!

So do I. Things aren't always as dead as they may appear. Can't say more now, but when it's over I will.

Chas.

[Charles L. Cotton]

So will this be an important enough bill that it will be able to get out of the House Calendars committee?

It may not need to. SB1581 has a companion bill in the House that has already been voted out of Calendars; it should be on the supplemental calendar for tomorrow.

ETA: sponsors of the companion HB3639 (Pitts and Aycock) are both TSRA A-rated Republicans, although neither is a HB750 cosponsor.

HB 3639 has been postponed several times in the last week; I wonder if that is intentional.

In all likelihood yes. Barring some huge surprise (a big mistake), SB1851 will be substituted for HB3639 if it comes up before the deadline for passing House Bills in the House.

Chas.