Proposed Texas Firearm Legislation SB459
Legislation Overview
Title: Relating to the regulation or taxation of firearms, air guns, knives, or ammunition by a municipality or county.
Subject: City Government: City Government--General: County Government: County Government--General: Taxation: Taxation--City: Taxation--County: Weapons
Description: Relating to the regulation or taxation of firearms, air guns, knives, or ammunition by a municipality or county.
Session: 85th Legislature Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety
Last Action Date: May 16, 2017
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Donald Huffines (R); Lois Kolkhorst (R); Charles Perry (R); Charles Schwertner (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 13% (4 of 31)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | May 16, 2017 | Read first time |
| House | May 16, 2017 | Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety |
| Senate | May 11, 2017 | Co-author authorized |
| Senate | May 11, 2017 | Rules suspended-Regular order of business |
| Senate | May 11, 2017 | Record vote |
| Senate | May 11, 2017 | Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment |
| Senate | May 11, 2017 | Record vote |
| Senate | May 11, 2017 | Three day rule suspended |
| Senate | May 11, 2017 | Record vote |
| Senate | May 11, 2017 | Read 3rd time |
| Senate | May 11, 2017 | Passed |
| Senate | May 11, 2017 | Record vote |
| Senate | May 11, 2017 | Reported engrossed |
| House | May 11, 2017 | Received from the Senate |
| Senate | May 10, 2017 | Placed on intent calendar |
| Senate | May 9, 2017 | Co-author authorized |
| Senate | May 8, 2017 | Considered in public hearing |
| Senate | May 8, 2017 | Committee report printed and distributed |
| Senate | May 8, 2017 | Reported favorably w/o amendments |
| Senate | Apr 27, 2017 | Testimony taken in committee |
| Senate | Apr 27, 2017 | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| Senate | Apr 27, 2017 | Considered in public hearing |
| Senate | Apr 27, 2017 | Left pending in committee |
| Senate | Apr 26, 2017 | Co-author authorized |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2017 | Referred to State Affairs |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2017 | Read first time |
| Senate | Jan 11, 2017 | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| Senate | Jan 11, 2017 | Filed |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | May 11, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | May 8, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 11, 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
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
Three day rule suspended
Read 3rd time
Link: link to state bill page
