Proposed Texas Firearm Legislation HB853
Legislation Overview
Title: Relating to designating August as Firearm Safety Awareness Month.
Subject: Holidays: Weapons: FIREARM SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH
Description: Relating to designating August as Firearm Safety Awareness Month.
Session: 88th Legislature Regular Session
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Last Action Date: April 24, 2023
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'.
11 sponsors: Barbara Gervin-Hawkins (D); Justin Holland (R); Rhetta Bowers (D); Vikki Goodwin (D); John Bucy (D); Elizabeth Campos (D); Julie Johnson (D); Armando Martinez (D); Penny Morales Shaw (D); Mihaela Plesa (D); James Talarico (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 7% (11 of 150)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 24, 2023 | Committee report sent to Calendars |
| House | Apr 24, 2023 | Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator |
| House | Apr 24, 2023 | Committee report distributed |
| House | Apr 13, 2023 | Considered in formal meeting |
| House | Apr 13, 2023 | Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) |
| House | Apr 4, 2023 | Left pending in committee |
| House | Apr 4, 2023 | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| House | Apr 4, 2023 | Considered in public hearing |
| House | Apr 4, 2023 | Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee |
| House | Mar 1, 2023 | Referred to Community Safety, Select |
| House | Mar 1, 2023 | Read first time |
| House | Dec 1, 2022 | Filed |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Apr 24, 2023 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Dec 1, 2022 | 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
