Texas Senate Committee Advances Campus Carry Measure - Contact Your State Senator in Support of SB 354!

On Thursday, the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice passed Senate Bill 354 by state Senator Jeff Wentworth (R-San Antonio), by a 4 to 2 vote. This legislation would allow concealed carry license holders to protect themselves on the campuses of public colleges and universities.  As you know, in order to obtain a CHL in Texas, individuals must be 21 or older, have passed a state and federal criminal records check, and completed a handgun training course.  A two-thirds vote of Senators present and voting (21 if they are all there) will be necessary to "suspend the regular order of business" and bring SB 354 up for consideration on the Senate floor in the coming weeks.  

Opponents of this measure will continue using scare tactics and predicting horrible consequences if this bill passes, so your state Senator need to hear from you!

Please contact your state Senator and urge him or her to support SB 354 by voting to "suspend the regular order of business" so that the measure can be debated and voted on by the full Senate, and to oppose any gutting amendments to the bill - including any attempt to allow taxpayer-funded public colleges and universities to "opt-out" of its provisions!

SD 1  Sen. Kevin Eltife - Tyler
512-463-0101
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SD 2  Sen. Bob Deuell - Greenville
512-463-0102
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SD 3  Sen. Robert Nichols - Jacksonville
512-463-0103
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SD 4  Sen. Tommy Williams - The Woodlands
512-463-0104
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SD 5  Sen. Steve Ogden - Bryan/College Station
512-463-0105
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SD 6  Sen. Mario Gallegos - Galena Park/Houston
512-463-0106
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SD 7  Sen. Dan Patrick - Houston
512-463-0107
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SD 8  Sen. Florence Shapiro - Plano
512-463-0108
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SD 9  Sen. Chris Harris - Arlington
512-463-0109
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SD 10  Sen. Wendy Davis - Fort Worth
512-463-0110
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SD 11  Sen. Mike Jackson - Pasadena
512-463-0111
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SD 12  Sen. Jane Nelson - Flower Mound
512-463-0112
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SD 14  Sen. Kirk Watson - Austin
512-463-0114
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SD 15  Sen. John Whitmire - Houston
512-463-0115
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SD 16  Sen. John Carona - Dallas
512-463-0116
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SD 17  Sen. Joan Huffman - Houston/Lake Jackson
512-463-0117
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SD 18  Sen. Glenn Hegar - Katy
512-463-0118
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SD 19  Sen. Carlos Uresti - San Antonio
512-463-0119
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SD 20  Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa - McAllen
512-463-0120
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SD 22  Sen. Brian Birdwell - Waco/Granbury
512-463-0122
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SD 24  Sen. Troy Fraser - Horseshoe Bay
512-463-0124
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SD 26  Sen. Leticia Van de Putte - San Antonio
512-463-0126
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SD 27  Sen. Eddie Lucio - Brownsville
512-463-0127
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SD 28  Sen. Robert Duncan - Lubbock
512-463-0128
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SD 29  Sen. Jose Rodriguez - El Paso
512-463-0129
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SD 30  Sen. Craig Estes - Wichita Falls
512-463-0130
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SD 31  Sen. Kel Seliger - Amarillo
512-463-0131
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