Proposed Texas Firearm Legislation SB870
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
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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| House | May 5, 2025 | Point of order withdrawn Rule 4, Section 32(c)(1) |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 |
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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 | 04/23/2025 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment | 04/23/2025 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Rules suspended-Regular order of business | 04/24/2025 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Read 3rd time | 04/24/2025 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Read 3rd time RV#1488 | 05/6/2025 | 110 | 35 | 1 | 4 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
