Proposed Texas Firearm Legislation HB278
Legislation Overview
Title: Relating to authorizing certain attorneys representing the state to openly carry a handgun.
Subject: Weapons: Courts: Courts--Prosecuting Attorneys: CONCEALED HANDGUNS
Description: Relating to authorizing certain attorneys representing the state to openly carry a handgun.
Session: 84th Legislature Regular Session
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Last Action Date: May 13, 2015
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Trent Ashby; Jeff Leach; Joseph Moody;
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 2% (3 of 150)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | May 13, 2015 | Placed on General State Calendar |
| House | May 11, 2015 | Considered in Calendars |
| House | May 4, 2015 | Committee report sent to Calendars |
| House | May 1, 2015 | Transferred to Calendars Committee |
| House | May 1, 2015 | Considered in Local & Consent Calendars |
| House | Apr 27, 2015 | Considered in Local & Consent Calendars |
| House | Apr 1, 2015 | Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar |
| House | Mar 30, 2015 | Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator |
| House | Mar 30, 2015 | Committee report distributed |
| House | Mar 26, 2015 | Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) |
| House | Mar 26, 2015 | Considered in formal meeting |
| House | Mar 26, 2015 | Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent |
| House | Mar 24, 2015 | Considered in public hearing |
| House | Mar 24, 2015 | Left pending in committee |
| House | Mar 24, 2015 | Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee |
| House | Mar 24, 2015 | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| House | Feb 11, 2015 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 11, 2015 | Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety |
| House | Nov 12, 2014 | Filed |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Mar 30, 2015 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Nov 12, 2014 | 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
