Proposed Texas Firearm Legislation HB296
Legislation Overview
Title: Relating to the carrying of a firearm by a person who is not otherwise prohibited from possessing the firearm and to criminal offenses otherwise related to the carrying of a firearm; creating criminal offenses.
Subject: Crimes: Crimes--Miscellaneous: Weapons: TEXAS CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY ACT OF 2017: TRESPASS
Description: Relating to the carrying of a firearm by a person who is not otherwise prohibited from possessing the firearm and to criminal offenses otherwise related to the carrying of a firearm; creating criminal offenses.
Session: 85th Legislature 1st Special Session
Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety
Last Action Date: July 25, 2017
Sponsors
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11 sponsors: Jonathan Stickland (R); Kyle Biedermann (R); Briscoe Cain (R); Mark Keough (R); Mike Lang (R); Jeff Leach (R); Matt Rinaldi (R); Matt Schaefer (R); Valoree Swanson (R); Tony Tinderholt (R); William Zedler (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 7% (11 of 150)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jul 25, 2017 | Read first time |
| House | Jul 25, 2017 | Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety |
| House | Jul 24, 2017 | Filed |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jul 25, 2017 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
