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Proposed Texas Firearm Legislation HB1911

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Relating to granting authority to carry a firearm to certain unlicensed persons and to related regulatory provisions and criminal offenses.

Subject: Crimes: Crimes--Miscellaneous: Weapons: TRESPASS: PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF: CONCEALED HANDGUNS

Description: Relating to granting authority to carry a firearm to certain unlicensed persons and to related regulatory provisions and criminal offenses.

Session: 85th Legislature Regular Session

Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars

Last Action Date: April 26, 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'.

31 sponsors: James White (R); Dewayne Burns (R); Dade Phelan (R); Mike Lang (R); William Metcalf (R); Trent Ashby (R); Cecil Bell (R); Briscoe Cain (R); John Cyrier (R); Jay Dean (R); Pat Fallon (R); Cole Hefner (R); Justin Holland (R); Jason Isaac (R); Kyle Kacal (R); Mark Keough (R); Matt Krause (R); Brooks Landgraf (R); Jeff Leach (R); Tom Oliverson (R); Chris Paddie (R); Larry Phillips (R); Four Price (R); Matt Schaefer (R); Matthew Shaheen (R); Hugh Shine (R); Valoree Swanson (R); Gary Vandeaver (R); Terry Wilson (R); John Wray (R); William Zedler (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 21% (31 of 150)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Apr 26, 2017 Committee report distributed
House Apr 26, 2017 Committee report sent to Calendars
House Apr 25, 2017 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
House Apr 18, 2017 Considered in public hearing
House Apr 18, 2017 Committee substitute considered in committee
House Apr 18, 2017 Reported favorably as substituted
House Mar 28, 2017 Left pending in committee
House Mar 28, 2017 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
House Mar 28, 2017 Considered in public hearing
House Mar 28, 2017 Committee substitute considered in committee
House Mar 28, 2017 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
House Mar 13, 2017 Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety
House Mar 13, 2017 Read first time
House Feb 15, 2017 Filed
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Comm Sub Apr 26, 2017 state link bill text
Introduced Feb 15, 2017 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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