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Proposed Texas Firearm Legislation SB870

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Legislation Overview

Title: Relating to the open carrying of a handgun by a uniformed school marshal.

Subject: Education: Education--Primary & Secondary: Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel: Law Enforcement: Weapons

Description: Relating to the open carrying of a handgun by a uniformed school marshal.

Session: 89th Legislature Regular Session

Last Action: Sent to the Governor

Last Action Date: May 7, 2025

Companion Bill: HB3924

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: Brian Birdwell (R); Charles Creighton (R); Bob Hall (R); Shelby Slawson (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 13% (4 of 31)

History
Chamber Date Action
House May 7, 2025 Signed in the House
May 7, 2025 Sent to the Governor
Senate May 7, 2025 Signed in the Senate
Senate May 6, 2025 Reported enrolled
Senate May 6, 2025 House passage reported
House May 6, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House May 6, 2025 Record vote RV#1488
House May 6, 2025 Passed
House May 6, 2025 Read 3rd time
House May 5, 2025 Laid out in lieu of companion HB 3924
House May 5, 2025 Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
House May 5, 2025 Passed to 3rd reading
House May 5, 2025 Point of order withdrawn Rule 4, Section 32(c)(1)
House May 5, 2025 Read 2nd time
House May 2, 2025 Committee report distributed
House May 2, 2025 Committee report sent to Calendars
House May 2, 2025 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
House Apr 30, 2025 Considered in public hearing
House Apr 30, 2025 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
House Apr 28, 2025 Read first time
House Apr 28, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
House Apr 25, 2025 Received from the Senate
Senate Apr 24, 2025 Record vote
Senate Apr 24, 2025 Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Senate Apr 24, 2025 Record vote
Senate Apr 24, 2025 Read 3rd time
Senate Apr 24, 2025 Passed
Senate Apr 24, 2025 Reported engrossed
Senate Apr 23, 2025 Record vote
Senate Apr 23, 2025 Record vote
Senate Apr 23, 2025 Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
Senate Apr 23, 2025 Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Senate Apr 23, 2025 Co-author authorized
Senate Apr 14, 2025 Placed on intent calendar
Senate Apr 9, 2025 Co-author authorized
Senate Apr 7, 2025 Committee report printed and distributed
Senate Apr 7, 2025 Reported favorably w/o amendments
Senate Apr 1, 2025 Vote taken in committee
Senate Apr 1, 2025 Considered in public hearing
Senate Mar 25, 2025 Considered in public hearing
Senate Mar 25, 2025 Left pending in committee
Senate Mar 25, 2025 Testimony taken in committee
Senate Mar 25, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Senate Feb 13, 2025 Referred to Education K-16
Senate Feb 13, 2025 Read first time
Senate Jan 22, 2025 Filed
Senate Jan 22, 2025 Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Enrolled May 6, 2025 state link bill text
Comm Sub May 2, 2025 state link bill text
Engrossed Apr 24, 2025 state link bill text
Comm Sub Apr 7, 2025 state link bill text
Introduced Jan 23, 2025 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
04/23/2025 23 8 0 0 Yes
  • Alvarado, Carol (D) Nay
  • Bettencourt, Paul (R) Yea
  • Birdwell, Brian (R) Yea
  • Blanco, Cesar (D) Yea
  • Campbell, Donna (R) Yea
  • Cook, Molly (D) Nay
  • Creighton, Charles (R) Yea
  • Eckhardt, Sarah (D) Nay
  • Flores, Peter (R) Yea
  • Gutierrez, Roland (D) Nay
  • Hagenbuch, Brent (R) Yea
  • Hall, Bob (R) Yea
  • Hancock, Kelly (R) Yea
  • Hinojosa, Adam (R) Yea
  • Hinojosa, Juan (D) Yea
  • Huffman, Joan (R) Yea
  • Hughes, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Nathan (D) Nay
  • King, Phil (R) Yea
  • Kolkhorst, Lois (R) Yea
  • Menendez, Jose (D) Nay
  • Middleton, David (R) Yea
  • Miles, Borris (D) Nay
  • Nichols, Robert (R) Yea
  • Parker, Tan (R) Yea
  • Paxton, Angela (R) Yea
  • Perry, Charles (R) Yea
  • Schwertner, Charles (R) Yea
  • Sparks, Kevin (R) Yea
  • West, Royce (D) Nay
  • Zaffirini, Judith (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/23/2025 23 8 0 0 Yes
  • Alvarado, Carol (D) Nay
  • Bettencourt, Paul (R) Yea
  • Birdwell, Brian (R) Yea
  • Blanco, Cesar (D) Yea
  • Campbell, Donna (R) Yea
  • Cook, Molly (D) Nay
  • Creighton, Charles (R) Yea
  • Eckhardt, Sarah (D) Nay
  • Flores, Peter (R) Yea
  • Gutierrez, Roland (D) Nay
  • Hagenbuch, Brent (R) Yea
  • Hall, Bob (R) Yea
  • Hancock, Kelly (R) Yea
  • Hinojosa, Adam (R) Yea
  • Hinojosa, Juan (D) Yea
  • Huffman, Joan (R) Yea
  • Hughes, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Nathan (D) Nay
  • King, Phil (R) Yea
  • Kolkhorst, Lois (R) Yea
  • Menendez, Jose (D) Nay
  • Middleton, David (R) Yea
  • Miles, Borris (D) Nay
  • Nichols, Robert (R) Yea
  • Parker, Tan (R) Yea
  • Paxton, Angela (R) Yea
  • Perry, Charles (R) Yea
  • Schwertner, Charles (R) Yea
  • Sparks, Kevin (R) Yea
  • West, Royce (D) Nay
  • Zaffirini, Judith (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/24/2025 23 8 0 0 Yes
  • Alvarado, Carol (D) Nay
  • Bettencourt, Paul (R) Yea
  • Birdwell, Brian (R) Yea
  • Blanco, Cesar (D) Yea
  • Campbell, Donna (R) Yea
  • Cook, Molly (D) Nay
  • Creighton, Charles (R) Yea
  • Eckhardt, Sarah (D) Nay
  • Flores, Peter (R) Yea
  • Gutierrez, Roland (D) Nay
  • Hagenbuch, Brent (R) Yea
  • Hall, Bob (R) Yea
  • Hancock, Kelly (R) Yea
  • Hinojosa, Adam (R) Yea
  • Hinojosa, Juan (D) Yea
  • Huffman, Joan (R) Yea
  • Hughes, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Nathan (D) Nay
  • King, Phil (R) Yea
  • Kolkhorst, Lois (R) Yea
  • Menendez, Jose (D) Nay
  • Middleton, David (R) Yea
  • Miles, Borris (D) Nay
  • Nichols, Robert (R) Yea
  • Parker, Tan (R) Yea
  • Paxton, Angela (R) Yea
  • Perry, Charles (R) Yea
  • Schwertner, Charles (R) Yea
  • Sparks, Kevin (R) Yea
  • West, Royce (D) Nay
  • Zaffirini, Judith (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/24/2025 23 8 0 0 Yes
  • Alvarado, Carol (D) Nay
  • Bettencourt, Paul (R) Yea
  • Birdwell, Brian (R) Yea
  • Blanco, Cesar (D) Yea
  • Campbell, Donna (R) Yea
  • Cook, Molly (D) Nay
  • Creighton, Charles (R) Yea
  • Eckhardt, Sarah (D) Nay
  • Flores, Peter (R) Yea
  • Gutierrez, Roland (D) Nay
  • Hagenbuch, Brent (R) Yea
  • Hall, Bob (R) Yea
  • Hancock, Kelly (R) Yea
  • Hinojosa, Adam (R) Yea
  • Hinojosa, Juan (D) Yea
  • Huffman, Joan (R) Yea
  • Hughes, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Nathan (D) Nay
  • King, Phil (R) Yea
  • Kolkhorst, Lois (R) Yea
  • Menendez, Jose (D) Nay
  • Middleton, David (R) Yea
  • Miles, Borris (D) Nay
  • Nichols, Robert (R) Yea
  • Parker, Tan (R) Yea
  • Paxton, Angela (R) Yea
  • Perry, Charles (R) Yea
  • Schwertner, Charles (R) Yea
  • Sparks, Kevin (R) Yea
  • West, Royce (D) Nay
  • Zaffirini, Judith (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
05/6/2025 110 35 1 4 Yes
  • Alders, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Allen, Alma (D) Yea
  • Anchia, Rafael (D) Nay
  • Ashby, Trent (R) Yea
  • Barry, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Bell, Cecil (R) Yea
  • Bell, Keith (R) Yea
  • Bernal, Diego (D) Yea
  • Bhojani, Salman (D) Yea
  • Bonnen, Greg (R) Yea
  • Bowers, Rhetta (D) Nay
  • Bryant, John (D) Nay
  • Buckley, Bradley (R) Yea
  • Bucy, John (D) Yea
  • Bumgarner, Ben (R) Yea
  • Burrows, Dustin (R) NV
  • Button, Angie (R) Yea
  • Cain, Briscoe (R) Yea
  • Campos, Elizabeth (D) Yea
  • Canales, Terry (D) Nay
  • Capriglione, Giovanni (R) Yea
  • Cole, Sheryl (D) Nay
  • Collier, Nicole (D) Nay
  • Cook, David (R) Yea
  • Cortez, Philip (D) Yea
  • Craddick, Tom (R) Yea
  • Cunningham, Charles (R) Yea
  • Curry, Pat (R) Yea
  • Darby, Drew (R) Yea
  • Davis, Aicha (D) Nay
  • Davis, Yvonne (D) Yea
  • DeAyala, Mano (R) Yea
  • Dean, Valoree (R) Yea
  • Dorazio, Mark (R) Yea
  • Dutton, Harold (D) Yea
  • Dyson, Paul (R) Yea
  • Fairly, Caroline (R) Yea
  • Flores, Maria (D) Nay
  • Frank, James (R) Yea
  • Gamez, Erin (D) Nay
  • Garcia, Josey (D) Yea
  • Garcia, Linda (D) Yea
  • Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra (D) Nay
  • Gates, Gary (R) Yea
  • Gerdes, Stan (R) Yea
  • Geren, Charlie (R) Yea
  • Gervin-Hawkins, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Gonzalez, Jessica (D) Nay
  • Gonzalez, Mary (D) Nay
  • Goodwin, Vikki (D) Nay
  • Guerra, Robert (D) Yea
  • Guillen, Ryan (D) Yea
  • Harless, Sam (R) Yea
  • Harris, Caroline (R) Yea
  • Harris, Cody (R) Yea
  • Harrison, Brian (R) Yea
  • Hayes, Christian (D) Nay
  • Hayes, Richard (R) Absent
  • Hefner, Cole (R) Yea
  • Hernandez, Ana (D) Yea
  • Hickland, Hillary (R) Yea
  • Hinojosa, Gina (D) Nay
  • Holt, Janis (R) Yea
  • Hopper, Andy (R) Nay
  • Howard, Donna (D) Nay
  • Hull, Lacey (R) Yea
  • Hunter, Todd (R) Yea
  • Isaac, Carrie (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Ann (D) Nay
  • Jones, Jolanda (D) Nay
  • Jones, Venton (D) Yea
  • Kerwin, Helen (R) Yea
  • King, Ken (R) Yea
  • Kitzman, Stan (R) Yea
  • LaHood, Marc (R) Yea
  • Lalani, Suleman (D) Yea
  • Lambert, Stan (R) Yea
  • Landgraf, Brooks (R) Yea
  • Leach, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Leo-Wilson, Terri (R) Yea
  • Little, Mitch (R) Yea
  • Longoria, Oscar (D) Yea
  • Lopez, Janie (R) Yea
  • Lopez, Ray (D) Nay
  • Louderback, A.J. (R) Absent
  • Lowe, David (R) Yea
  • Lozano, J. M. (R) Yea
  • Lujan, John (R) Yea
  • Luther, Shelley (R) Yea
  • Martinez, Armando (D) Yea
  • Martinez Fischer, Trey (D) Yea
  • McLaughlin, Don (R) Yea
  • McQueeney, John (R) Yea
  • Metcalf, William (R) Yea
  • Meyer, Morgan (R) Yea
  • Meza, Thresa (D) Nay
  • Money, Brent (R) Yea
  • Moody, Joseph (D) Absent
  • Morales, Christina (D) Nay
  • Morales, Eddie (D) Yea
  • Morales Shaw, Penny (D) Absent
  • Morgan, Matt (R) Yea
  • Munoz, Sergio (D) Yea
  • Noble, Candy (R) Yea
  • Olcott, Mike (R) Yea
  • Oliverson, Tom (R) Yea
  • Ordaz Perez, Claudia (D) Yea
  • Orr, Angelia (R) Yea
  • Patterson, Jared (R) Yea
  • Paul, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Perez, Mary (D) Yea
  • Perez, Vincent (D) Yea
  • Phelan, Dade (R) Yea
  • Pierson, Katrina (R) Yea
  • Plesa, Mihaela (D) Nay
  • Ramos, Ana-Maria (D) Nay
  • Raymond, Richard (D) Yea
  • Reynolds, Ron (D) Nay
  • Richardson, Keresa (R) Yea
  • Romero, Ramon (D) Nay
  • Rose, Toni (D) Nay
  • Rosenthal, Jon (D) Nay
  • Schatzline, Nate (R) Yea
  • Schofield, Mike (R) Yea
  • Schoolcraft, Alan (R) Yea
  • Shaheen, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Shofner, Joanne (R) Yea
  • Simmons, Lauren (D) Nay
  • Slawson, Shelby (R) Yea
  • Smithee, John (R) Yea
  • Spiller, David (R) Yea
  • Swanson, Valoree (R) Yea
  • Talarico, James (D) Nay
  • Tepper, Carl (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Senfronia (D) Nay
  • Tinderholt, Tony (R) Yea
  • Toth, Steve (R) Yea
  • Troxclair, Ellen (R) Yea
  • Turner, Chris (D) Nay
  • Vandeaver, Gary (R) Yea
  • Vasut, Cody (R) Yea
  • Villalobos, Denise (R) Yea
  • Virdell, Wesley (R) Yea
  • Vo, Hubert (D) Yea
  • Walle, Armando (D) Yea
  • Ward Johnson, Charlene (D) Yea
  • Wharton, Trey (R) Yea
  • Wilson, Terry (R) Yea
  • Wu, Eugene (D) Nay
  • Zwiener, Erin (D) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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