Open Carry Bill Passes Texas Senate

Open Carry Bill Passes Texas Senate
House will need to approve the Senate’s version of the bill before it goes to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk

The Texas Senate voted to approve House Bill 910, which would allow open carry in Texas, during a late evening session Friday.

The bill passed the Senate 20-11. The House passed a nearly identical version of the bill earlier this session, and the House will need to approve the Senate’s version of the bill before it goes to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk.

A move made by the Senate earlier this week blocked police from checking if people carrying openly have a handgun license. The amendment was added back onto the bill before it was passed.

The bill does not include campus carry, but Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said in a statement Friday that the Senate considered attaching campus carry to the bill.

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