After surviving a contentious Saturday known as “gun day,” a range of bills dealing with statewide gun laws passed on final reading Monday without incident.

Among them are Rep. Jason Villalba’s House Bill 1009, which would create a new tier of law enforcement officer called a school marshall and provide guidelines for training. It passed 123-22. The Texas Firearm Protection Act, which prohibits local entities from enforcing federal gun control laws, passed as well, along with an amendment added Saturday that would make sure no money for legal challenges came at taxpayers’ expense.  The bill also makes it a Class A misdemeanor for an officer to enforce new federal gun laws.

A bill that would allow college students with conceal-and-carry permits to bring their guns on campus was delayed until 1 p.m. while its author, Rep. Allen Fletcher, attended a police memorial. It received tentative approval Saturday, but only after a number of parliamentary challenges.

The bills are now headed to the Senate, where many political experts believe they face an uphill battle.

 

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