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Proposed Texas Firearm Legislation HB339

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Relating to the removal of a fee for the issuance of an original, duplicate, modified, or renewed license to carry a handgun.

Subject: Criminal Procedure: Criminal Procedure--General: Fees & Other Nontax Revenue: Fees & Other Nontax Revenue--Local: Military & Veterans: Weapons: PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF

Description: Relating to the removal of a fee for the issuance of an original, duplicate, modified, or renewed license to carry a handgun.

Session: 85th Legislature Regular Session

Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety

Last Action Date: February 16, 2017

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

52 sponsors: Dustin Burrows (R); Brooks Landgraf (R); Drew Springer (R); Kyle Kacal (R); Andrew Murr (R); Charles Anderson (R); Rodney Anderson (R); Trent Ashby (R); Ernest Bailes (R); Cecil Bell (R); Kyle Biedermann (R); Dwayne Bohac (R); Dennis Bonnen (R); Greg Bonnen (R); Cindy Burkett (R); Dewayne Burns (R); Angie Button (R); Giovanni Capriglione (R); Travis Clardy (R); John Cyrier (R); Jay Dean (R); Wayne Faircloth (R); Dan Flynn (R); John Frullo (R); Charlie Geren (R); Ryan Guillen (D); Cole Hefner (R); Justin Holland (R); Dan Huberty (R); Jason Isaac (R); Mark Keough (R); Matt Krause (R); John Kuempel (R); Mike Lang (R); Jodie Laubenberg (R); Jeff Leach (R); William Metcalf (R); Tom Oliverson (R); Tan Parker (R); Dennis Paul (R); Dade Phelan (R); Larry Phillips (R); Kevin Roberts (R); Matt Schaefer (R); Leighton Schubert (R); Lynn Stucky (R); Valoree Swanson (R); Ed Thompson (R); James White (R); Terry Wilson (R); John Wray (R); William Zedler (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 35% (52 of 150)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 16, 2017 Read first time
House Feb 16, 2017 Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety
House Nov 15, 2016 Filed
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Nov 15, 2016 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

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