Proposed Texas Firearm Legislation SB138
Legislation Overview
Title: Relating to the exemption from range instruction for certain persons applying to obtain a license to carry a handgun.
Subject: Military & Veterans: Weapons: PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
Description: Relating to the exemption from range instruction for certain persons applying to obtain a license to carry a handgun.
Session: 85th Legislature Regular Session
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Last Action Date: May 8, 2017
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Nicholas Taylor (R); Morgan Meyer (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 6% (2 of 31)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | May 8, 2017 | Committee report sent to Calendars |
| House | May 7, 2017 | Committee report distributed |
| House | May 6, 2017 | Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator |
| House | May 4, 2017 | Considered in formal meeting |
| House | May 4, 2017 | Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) |
| House | May 3, 2017 | Recommitted to committee |
| House | Apr 28, 2017 | Committee report distributed |
| House | Apr 28, 2017 | Committee report sent to Calendars |
| House | Apr 27, 2017 | Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator |
| House | Apr 20, 2017 | Considered in formal meeting |
| House | Apr 20, 2017 | Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) |
| House | Apr 18, 2017 | Read first time |
| House | Apr 18, 2017 | Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety |
| House | Apr 4, 2017 | Received from the Senate |
| Senate | Apr 3, 2017 | Passed |
| Senate | Apr 3, 2017 | Placed on local & uncontested calendar |
| Senate | Apr 3, 2017 | Laid before the Senate |
| Senate | Apr 3, 2017 | Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment |
| Senate | Apr 3, 2017 | Vote recorded in Journal |
| Senate | Apr 3, 2017 | Three day rule suspended |
| Senate | Apr 3, 2017 | Record vote |
| Senate | Apr 3, 2017 | Read 3rd time |
| Senate | Apr 3, 2017 | Record vote |
| Senate | Apr 3, 2017 | Reported engrossed |
| Senate | Mar 21, 2017 | Reported favorably w/o amendments |
| Senate | Mar 21, 2017 | Committee report printed and distributed |
| Senate | Mar 21, 2017 | Recommended for local & uncontested calendar |
| Senate | Mar 20, 2017 | Considered in public hearing |
| Senate | Mar 20, 2017 | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| Senate | Jan 25, 2017 | Read first time |
| Senate | Jan 25, 2017 | Referred to State Affairs |
| Senate | Nov 14, 2016 | Filed |
| Senate | Nov 14, 2016 | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Apr 28, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Engrossed | Apr 3, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Mar 21, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Nov 14, 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
Three day rule suspended
Passed
Link: link to state bill page
