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HB700 will get a vote!!!!!

zekester

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After all the calls, emails and such....I Just got off the phone with Pickets office....I was told...."We have no time frame at the moment, but it will 'definitely' be voted on."

Time to contact all the other members and show our support!!!

If we take them out their word....this is a good thing!!!!!

Thanks everyone.....

Call to be sure....512-463-0133....Mary Ann.....
 
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I wrote Rep. Representative Scott Turner asking him FOR his SUPPORT. He is strongly Pro 2nd Ammendment.:)
Kind Regards,
Charlie47

Consider asking your Representatives to show their support by signing on as a joint or co-author to SHOW their support. There's a big difference between doing that and saying they will vote for it if it comes up for a vote. The more joint and co-authors a bill can gather the better.
 

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I'm not getting too excited about this yet. Getting the bill out of committee this late, it still has a good chance of dying in Calendars.

This way, those who don't really support the bill can vote it favorably out of committee and when it dies in calendars, they can say "I tried but it was out of my hands".
 

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I'm not getting too excited about this yet. Getting the bill out of committee this late, it still has a good chance of dying in Calendars.

This way, those who don't really support the bill can vote it favorably out of committee and when it dies in calendars, they can say "I tried but it was out of my hands".

Gee, you mean exactly like 2011? I'd be shocked. Shocked, I say!
 

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I sure hope you guys get OC passed down there. The wife and I are looking at a possible move to Texas and OC would make it that much better.
 

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Gee, you mean exactly like 2011? I'd be shocked. Shocked, I say!

I HAD more hope for HB700 than I ever did for HB2756 last session. This session's bill is much better than that one. HB2756 was voted favorably out of committee on April 23, 2011, then it died in calendars.

If the rumors are true, HB700 should see a committee vote around April 16-18. At least this one will sit on calendars a week longer before it dies than the last one did.
 

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Call Eddie Now

512) 463-0596

I feel for this guy but he is there.....give him a call an request a vote.

I again got off the phone from Picketts, office.....I informed them that I was recording the conversation, I was told that they reqauest me not to post the recording, so therefore, I will not at this time.

I was told again that HB700 will for sure be brought up for a vote!!!!!

If it is not brought up, I will post the recording. If I can leagally do so.

This will only die......if WE ALLOW it to die!!!!!!!!!!
 
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512) 463-0596

I feel for this guy but he is there.....give him a call an request a vote.

I again got off the phone from Picketts, office.....I informed them that I was recording the conversation, I was told that they reqauest me not to post the recording, so therefore, I will not at this time.

I was told again that HB700 will for sure be brought up for a vote!!!!!

If it is not brought up, I will post the recording. If I can leagally do so.

This will only die......if WE ALLOW it to die!!!!!!!!!!


Texas is a one party consent state and since you were a party to the conversation, you could have recorded and and not told them. As long as you dont attempt to blackmail or alter the recording in a criminal way then you can do with it what you want!
 

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TPC 16.02 Excerpts

(b) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) intentionally intercepts, endeavors to intercept, or procures another person to intercept or endeavor to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication;
(2) intentionally discloses or endeavors to disclose to another person the contents of a wire, oral, or electronic communication if the person knows or has reason to know the information was obtained through the interception of a wire, oral, or electronic communication in violation of this subsection;
(3) intentionally uses or endeavors to use the contents of a wire, oral, or electronic communication if the person knows or is reckless about whether the information was obtained through the interception of a wire, oral, or electronic communication in violation of this subsection;
(4) knowingly or intentionally effects a covert entry for the purpose of intercepting wire, oral, or electronic communications without court order or authorization; or
(5) intentionally uses, endeavors to use, or procures any other person to use or endeavor to use any electronic, mechanical, or other device to intercept any oral communication when the device:
(A) is affixed to, or otherwise transmits a signal through a wire, cable, or other connection used in wire communications; or
(B) transmits communications by radio or interferes with the transmission of communications by radio.

(c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Subsection (b) that:

(3) a person acting under color of law intercepts:
(A) a wire, oral, or electronic communication, if the person is a party to the communication or if one of the parties to the communication has given
prior consent to the interception;

(4) a person not acting under color of law intercepts a wire, oral, or electronic communication, if:
(A) the person is a party to the communication; or
(B) one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception, unless the communication is intercepted for the
purpose of committing an unlawful act;
 

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I am currently deployed in Afghanistan, and have been trying to follow this new law thru the news via internet. Up until about a week ago, the usual sources were still following it with some updates every day or every other day. Anyone have a good source of where this bill is at, something I can read internet-style?

I won't be home until July or so, and by that time, it will either be a law, or back to the drawing board. It's promising to hear that they are actually going to vote on it this time, but as we (in uniform) know, we've heard that promise before.

Thanks in advance for any help.
 

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I am currently deployed in Afghanistan, and have been trying to follow this new law thru the news via internet. Up until about a week ago, the usual sources were still following it with some updates every day or every other day. Anyone have a good source of where this bill is at, something I can read internet-style?

I won't be home until July or so, and by that time, it will either be a law, or back to the drawing board. It's promising to hear that they are actually going to vote on it this time, but as we (in uniform) know, we've heard that promise before.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Unfortunately, I am not aware of a source which provides much information other than a few forums such as this one.

The Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee is scheduled to meet in a few hours, at 8:00 AM Thursday, April 11. The published agenda does not include H.B. 700. http://www.house.state.tx.us/schedu...artDate=today&endDate=week&committeeCode=C420

Yesterday, I spoke with Rep. Lavendar's office. He is speaking with Chairman Pickett trying to get H.B. 700 scheduled for a vote. The chairman and no one else sets the agenda. I also spoke with Chairman Pickett's office and received a polite "I'll pass your request (that the bill be brought up for a vote in a timely manner) on to Rep. Pickett", but no information as to when or if the chairman intended to bring it to a vote.

Speaker Straus' office has replied with a similar I'll pass it along when requested to speak with Chairman Pickett about scheduling a vote.

I requested my Rep., who is a joint author, contact Chairman Pickett to request a vote, but I am not aware of whether he did, in fact, do so.

Some people are commenting on Chairman Pickett's Facebook page where he says that it is his policy not to bring bills up for a vote at the same meeting of the committee at which public testimony is taken in order to provide people who could not attend an opportunity to make written submissions. That was four weeks ago. Draw your own conclusion(s).

I believe May 27th is the final day of this legislative session. Simply put, there is precious little time for any of the bills presently pending before the Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee to make their way through the Calendars Committee and then the House and then over to the Senate where it will take a 2/3rds vote of the Senate for the bill (or any other bill for that matter) to make it to the Senate floor.

Is there time left for this to happen? Perhaps, but the window of opportunity is closing rapidly. As a practical matter, my assessment is that it is unlikely that this bill or the campus carry bill are likely to make it through the process in time.

Thank you for your service.
 
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It's promising to hear that they are actually going to vote on it this time, but as we (in uniform) know, we've heard that promise before.

I think you may misunderstand where HB 700 is and what's been promised. So far, this year's bill has not made it as far as the bill two years ago did. That bill did make it out of House Committee and died in Calendars. This year's bill is still in House Committee, and the promise of a vote is only on a vote to pass it out of Committee, not a vote in the full House. So far, we have made less progress than we did two years ago. I don't see anything "promising", here.
 

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Actually if my memory serves me well, HB 700 is farther along at this point than HB 2756 was in 2011. HB 2756 was heard before the Committee on April 23, 2011 - so HB 700 at least for now is a good 30 days plus farther down the track.

The PROBLEM for HB 700 is that the Chair of the Public Safety Subcommittee is now a Democrat - appointed by a "moderate Republican" (RINO) who depends upon Democrats to retain his Speakership.
 
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Where at, I am too

I am currently deployed in Afghanistan, and have been trying to follow this new law thru the news via internet. Up until about a week ago, the usual sources were still following it with some updates every day or every other day. Anyone have a good source of where this bill is at, something I can read internet-style?

I won't be home until July or so, and by that time, it will either be a law, or back to the drawing board. It's promising to hear that they are actually going to vote on it this time, but as we (in uniform) know, we've heard that promise before.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Where at in this lovely country are you?
 

()pen(arry

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Actually if my memory serves me well, HB 700 is farther along at this point than HB 2756 was in 2011. HB 2756 was heard before the Committee on April 23, 2011 - so HB 700 at least for now is a good 30 days plus farther down the track.

The PROBLEM for HB 700 is that the Chair of the Public Safety Subcommittee is now a Democrat - appointed by a "moderate Republican" (RINO) who depends upon Democrats to retain his Speakership.

My point is that HB 700 has not yet made even as much progress as HB 2756 did. There's nothing particularly promising about the upcoming vote, and no reason to suppose this year is any more likely to see open carry than two years ago was.
 

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Couldn't agree with you more. HB 2756 was voted out of Committee only to be allowed to die in Calendars.

I believe a similar fate awaits HB 700.
 
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Vurtle

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I have been trying to get as many people to call as I can. I have listed Picketts phone number on other forums trying to get more eyes on it. I have also given the info to our local gun store so he could try to get others to call. We have to get as many people as we can to call in. How does the fate of this bill lie in the hands of one sole person when we live in this strong of a republican state.
 
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rushcreek2

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Sad state of affairs when the Texas Legislature is 2/3 made up of "Republicans" -

Problem is Representative Joe Straus who apparently " Loves to do a little side-step " - like appointing a Democrat to Chair the Public Safety Subcommittee thereby ensuring the future support of the Democrats, which added to the RINO's like my Rep Diane Patrick ensures that he retains the Speakership.

This puts the balance of the House at about 55/45 realistically IMHO.
 
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