Proposed Texas Firearm Legislation SB2247
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--State: 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: 87th Legislature Regular Session
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Last Action Date: May 20, 2021
Sponsors
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7 sponsors: Joan Huffman (R); Brian Birdwell (R); Charles Creighton (R); Bryan Hughes (R); Charles Schwertner (R); Drew Springer (R); Charlie Geren (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 23% (7 of 31)
History
Chamber | Date | Action |
House | May 20, 2021 | Committee report sent to Calendars |
House | May 20, 2021 | Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator |
House | May 20, 2021 | Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) |
House | May 20, 2021 | Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee |
House | May 20, 2021 | Considered in public hearing |
House | May 20, 2021 | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
House | May 20, 2021 | Committee report distributed |
House | May 18, 2021 | Posting rule suspended |
House | May 17, 2021 | Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety |
House | May 17, 2021 | Read first time |
House | May 17, 2021 | Received from the Senate |
Senate | May 17, 2021 | Co-author authorized |
Senate | May 14, 2021 | Record vote |
Senate | May 14, 2021 | Co-author authorized |
Senate | May 14, 2021 | Rules suspended-Regular order of business |
Senate | May 14, 2021 | Record vote |
Senate | May 14, 2021 | Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment |
Senate | May 14, 2021 | Record vote |
Senate | May 14, 2021 | Three day rule suspended |
Senate | May 14, 2021 | Read 3rd time |
Senate | May 14, 2021 | Passed |
Senate | May 14, 2021 | Record vote |
Senate | May 14, 2021 | Reported engrossed |
Senate | May 13, 2021 | Placed on intent calendar |
Senate | May 12, 2021 | Co-author authorized |
Senate | May 11, 2021 | Committee report printed and distributed |
Senate | May 11, 2021 | Reported favorably w/o amendments |
Senate | May 10, 2021 | Considered in public hearing |
Senate | May 10, 2021 | Testimony taken in committee |
Senate | May 10, 2021 | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
Senate | May 5, 2021 | Permission to introduce |
Senate | May 5, 2021 | Referred to Finance |
Senate | May 5, 2021 | Read first time |
Senate | May 4, 2021 | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
Texts
Type | Date | State Link | Text |
Comm Sub | May 20, 2021 | state link | bill text |
Engrossed | May 14, 2021 | state link | bill text |
Comm Sub | May 11, 2021 | state link | bill text |
Introduced | May 5, 2021 | 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 |
Rules suspended-Regular order of business | 05/14/2021 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment | 05/14/2021 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Three day rule suspended | 05/14/2021 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Read 3rd time | 05/14/2021 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page