Proposed Texas Firearm Legislation HB644
Legislation Overview
Title: Relating to the civil liability of certain businesses in connection with allowing concealed handguns on the business premises.
Subject: Business & Commerce: Business & Commerce--General: Civil Remedies & Liabilities: Weapons: CONCEALED HANDGUNS
Description: Relating to the civil liability of certain businesses in connection with allowing concealed handguns on the business premises.
Session: 89th Legislature Regular Session
Last Action: Record vote RV#1927
Last Action Date: May 9, 2025
Companion Bill: SB2620
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'.
4 sponsors: Cecil Bell (R); Stan Gerdes (R); Carrie Isaac (R); David Spiller (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (4 of 150)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | May 9, 2025 | Point of order withdrawn |
| House | May 9, 2025 | Record vote RV#1927 |
| House | May 9, 2025 | Passed to engrossment |
| House | May 9, 2025 | Read 2nd time |
| House | May 8, 2025 | Placed on General State Calendar |
| House | May 6, 2025 | Considered in Calendars |
| House | Apr 28, 2025 | Considered in Calendars |
| House | Apr 3, 2025 | Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator |
| House | Apr 3, 2025 | Committee report distributed |
| House | Apr 3, 2025 | Committee report sent to Calendars |
| House | Mar 26, 2025 | Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) |
| House | Mar 26, 2025 | Considered in public hearing |
| House | Mar 12, 2025 | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| House | Mar 12, 2025 | Left pending in committee |
| House | Mar 12, 2025 | Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee |
| House | Mar 12, 2025 | Considered in public hearing |
| House | Mar 4, 2025 | Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
| House | Mar 4, 2025 | Read first time |
| House | Nov 12, 2024 | Filed |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Apr 3, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Nov 12, 2024 | 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
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Passed to engrossment RV#1927 | 05/9/2025 | 83 | 47 | 2 | 18 | Yes |
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| resort votes by: party yeas nays name | ||||||
Link: link to state bill page
