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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
HB4808Relating to the carrying of weapons by staff in medical facilities.
Direction
FirearmscarryAI label
↑Expands gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Creates an exception to the prohibition on weapons in certain medical facilities for employees of those facilities, allowing staff to carry weapons where they previously could not.
It is an exception to subsections (a)(11) and (a)(12) if the actor is an employee of the nursing facility, mental hospital, or hospital where the possession occurred.
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Filed (completed)
Committee
Passed one chamber
Passed both
Governor
Law
Status: Died (session ended)
Last action
2025-04-03: Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Filed
2025-03-13
Committee
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds an exception to Penal Code 46.03 for employees of nursing facilities, mental hospitals, or hospitals, permitting them to possess weapons in those locations, which expands the ability to carry firearms in medical facilities.
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