Proposed Texas Firearm Legislation HB236
Legislation Overview
Title: Relating to requiring a national instant criminal background check in connection with private firearm transfers; creating a criminal offense.
Subject: Weapons: CRIMINAL RECORDS
Description: Relating to requiring a national instant criminal background check in connection with private firearm transfers; creating a criminal offense.
Session: 88th Legislature Regular Session
Last Action: Left pending in committee
Last Action Date: April 19, 2023
Companion Bill: SB370
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'.
7 sponsors: Vikki Goodwin (D); Lina Ortega (D); Ron Reynolds (D); John Bucy (D); Julie Johnson (D); Penny Morales Shaw (D); James Talarico (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 5% (7 of 150)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 19, 2023 | Considered in public hearing |
| House | Apr 19, 2023 | Left pending in committee |
| House | Apr 19, 2023 | Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee |
| House | Apr 18, 2023 | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| House | Feb 23, 2023 | Referred to Community Safety, Select |
| House | Feb 23, 2023 | Read first time |
| House | Nov 14, 2022 | Filed |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Nov 14, 2022 | 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
