The Senator has been demanding action on gun violence since the Uvalde massacre 1 year ago; the Legislature has done nothing.
Austin, Texas – Today, State Senator Roland Gutierrez sent a letter to Governor Greg Abbott and Lt. Governor Dan Patrick demanding they suspend all necessary rules to solve the gun violence crisis in Texas, after allowing Senator Bob Hall to pass a bill that addresses a TikTok conspiracy theory.
“How can we get a bill rushed through, after the filing deadline has passed, to address some internet hoax but we can’t get anything done in all these months to address gun violence. Every single day, these parents show up to beg legislators to do something to fix gun laws so that this will not happen to more kids. They are told over and over again that something will be done, only to have the rug pulled out from under them,” Gutierrez stated.
“At this point for the Lt. Governor, the cruelty that he is putting these families through has to be the point. If that’s not the case, then let’s have hearings on the 24 common sense gun bills I submitted to the Senate, let’s have that conversation on HB 2744 that died in the House.”
Here’s how Senator Hall’s bill was accepted and passed by Lt. Gov. Patrick:
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This week, the Texas Senate suspended its rules to give Senator Bob Hall permission to introduce legislation two months after the bill filing deadline – SB 2632.
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SB 2632 was immediately referred to the Health and Human Services Committee (HHSC).
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The Chair of HHSC then sought a rules suspension to include the bill at a hearing.
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The Chair of HHSC then recommended the bill for the local and consent calendar.
During this legislative session, Senator Gutierrez has authored commonsense gun safety legislation, which large majorities of Texans agree with, including gun safety, reckless gun sales, and restrictions on the purchasing age of semiautomatic rifles. All of which have been censored by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
Roland Gutierrez has served as the Texas State Senator for District 19 since 2021, previously serving six terms as a member of the Texas House of Representatives and two terms as a San Antonio City Councilman.
