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TX HB2366
Bill
Status
2/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jared Patterson
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AI Summary
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Creates an exemption allowing election judges to carry concealed handguns at polling places if they hold a valid Texas License to Carry (LTC) under Government Code Chapter 411
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Extends the same exemption to early voting clerks and deputy early voting clerks who serve as election judges at early voting polling places
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The exemption only applies while the individual is actively performing their official election duties
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Applies only to offenses committed on or after September 1, 2025; prior offenses remain subject to existing law
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Amends Section 46.15 of the Texas Penal Code by adding a new Subsection (s)
Legislative Description
Relating to the applicability to election judges of a prohibition on the carrying of a concealed handgun at a polling place.
Elections
Last Action
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
3/14/2025