Proposed Texas Firearm Legislation HB2900
Legislation Overview
Title: Relating to provisions governing the carrying of a firearm by a person who is not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law from possessing the firearm and to other provisions related to the carrying, possessing, transporting, or storing of a firearm; making conforming changes.
Subject: Education: Education--Higher: Education--Higher--General: Law Enforcement: Weapons: TEXAS CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY ACT OF 2021: PEACE OFFICERS: SIGNS: PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
Description: Relating to provisions governing the carrying of a firearm by a person who is not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law from possessing the firearm and to other provisions related to the carrying, possessing, transporting, or storing of a firearm; making conforming changes.
Session: 87th Legislature Regular Session
Last Action: Left pending in committee
Last Action Date: March 26, 2021
Sponsors
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37 sponsors: Cole Hefner (R); Trent Ashby (R); Cecil Bell (R); Keith Bell (R); Kyle Biedermann (R); Dewayne Burns (R); Briscoe Cain (R); David Cook (R); Jay Dean (R); Jake Ellzey (R); James Frank (R); Cody Harris (R); Phil King (R); Matt Krause (R); Stan Lambert (R); Brooks Landgraf (R); Ben Leman (R); William Metcalf (R); Mayes Middleton (R); Andrew Murr (R); Candy Noble (R); Tom Oliverson (R); Jared Patterson (R); Dennis Paul (R); Glenn Rogers (R); Scott Sanford (R); Hugh Shine (R); Bryan Slaton (R); Shelby Slawson (R); Reggie Smith (R); David Spiller (R); Valoree Swanson (R); Ed Thompson (R); Tony Tinderholt (R); Gary Vandeaver (R); Cody Vasut (R); Terry Wilson (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 25% (37 of 150)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 26, 2021 | Considered in public hearing |
| House | Mar 26, 2021 | Left pending in committee |
| House | Mar 26, 2021 | Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee |
| House | Mar 25, 2021 | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| House | Mar 18, 2021 | Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety |
| House | Mar 18, 2021 | Read first time |
| House | Mar 4, 2021 | Filed |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Mar 4, 2021 | 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
