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Proposed Texas Firearm Legislation HB2960

Legislation Overview

Title: Relating to the locations in which carrying certain weapons is prohibited and the applicability of a defense to prosecution for an offense relating to carrying a handgun in certain prohibited locations and associated notice requirements.

Subject: Criminal Procedure: Criminal Procedure--General: Weapons: PUBLIC NOTICE: SIGNS

Description: Relating to the locations in which carrying certain weapons is prohibited and the applicability of a defense to prosecution for an offense relating to carrying a handgun in certain prohibited locations and associated notice requirements.

Session: 88th Legislature Regular Session

Last Action: Referred to State Affairs

Last Action Date: May 11, 2023

History

Chamber	Date	Action
Senate	May 11, 2023	Read first time
Senate	May 11, 2023	Referred to State Affairs
Senate	May 11, 2023	Received from the House
House	May 10, 2023	Record vote RV#1419
House	May 10, 2023	Passed
House	May 10, 2023	Reported engrossed
House	May 10, 2023	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House	May 10, 2023	Read 3rd time
House	May 9, 2023	Laid out as postponed business
House	May 9, 2023	Record vote RV#1380
House	May 9, 2023	Passed to engrossment as amended
House	May 9, 2023	Amended 1-Spiller, Talarico, Murr, and Martinez Fischer
House	May 9, 2023	Point of order withdrawn Rule 4, Section 32(c)(1)
House	May 9, 2023	Point of order overruled Rule 4, Section 32(c)(1)
House	May 9, 2023	Point of order overruled Rule 4, Section 32(c)(1)
House	May 8, 2023	Postponed 5/9/23 8:00 AM
House	May 8, 2023	Placed on General State Calendar
House	May 8, 2023	Read 2nd time
House	May 5, 2023	Considered in Calendars
House	May 5, 2023	Committee report sent to Calendars
House	May 4, 2023	Committee report distributed
House	May 4, 2023	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
House	Apr 20, 2023	Considered in formal meeting
House	Apr 20, 2023	Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
House	Apr 4, 2023	Considered in public hearing
House	Apr 4, 2023	Left pending in committee
House	Apr 4, 2023	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
House	Apr 4, 2023	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
House	Mar 14, 2023	Read first time
House	Mar 14, 2023	Referred to Community Safety, Select
House	Feb 28, 2023	Filed

Texts

Type	Date	State Link	Text
Engrossed	May 10, 2023	state link	bill text
Comm Sub	May 4, 2023	state link	bill text
Introduced	Feb 28, 2023	state link	bill text

Amendments

Title	Description	Date	State Link	Text	Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 1-Spiller	House Amendment (H 2) 1-Spiller	May 9, 2023	State Link	amendment text	Yes

Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

Description	Vote Date	Yea Votes	Nay Votes	No Votes	Absent	Passed
Amended RV#1380	05/9/2023	85	60	1	3	Yes
Allen, Alma (D) Nay Allison, Stephen (R) Yea Anchia, Rafael (D) Nay Anderson, Charles (R) Yea Ashby, Trent (R) Yea Bailes, Ernest (R) Yea Bell, Cecil (R) Yea Bell, Keith (R) Yea Bernal, Diego (D) Nay Bhojani, Salman (D) Nay Bonnen, Greg (R) Yea Bowers, Rhetta (D) Nay Bryant, John (D) Nay Buckley, Bradley (R) Yea Bucy, John (D) Nay Bumgarner, Ben (R) Yea Burns, Dewayne (R) Yea Burrows, Dustin (R) Yea Button, Angie (R) Yea Cain, Briscoe (R) Yea Campos, Elizabeth (D) Nay Canales, Terry (D) Nay Capriglione, Giovanni (R) Yea Clardy, Travis (R) Yea Cole, Sheryl (D) Nay Collier, Nicole (D) Nay Cook, David (R) Yea Cortez, Philip (D) Nay Craddick, Tom (R) Yea Cunningham, Charles (R) Yea Darby, Drew (R) Yea Davis, Yvonne (D) Nay DeAyala, Mano (R) Yea Dean, Valoree (R) Yea Dorazio, Mark (R) Yea Dutton, Harold (D) Nay Flores, Maria (D) Nay Frank, James (R) Yea Frazier, Frederick (R) Yea Gamez, Erin (D) Nay Garcia, Josey (D) Nay Gates, Gary (R) Yea Gerdes, Stan (R) Yea Geren, Charlie (R) Yea Gervin-Hawkins, Barbara (D) Nay Goldman, Craig (R) Yea Gonzalez, Jessica (D) Nay Gonzalez, Mary (D) Nay Goodwin, Vikki (D) Nay Guerra, Robert (D) Nay 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) Yea Hefner, Cole (R) Yea Hernandez, Ana (D) Nay Herrero, Abel (D) Nay Hinojosa, Gina (D) Nay Holland, Justin (R) Yea Howard, Donna (D) Nay Hull, Lacey (R) Yea Hunter, Todd (R) Yea Isaac, Carrie (R) Yea Jetton, Jacey (R) Yea Johnson, Ann (D) Nay Johnson, Jarvis (D) Nay Johnson, Julie (D) Nay Jones, Jolanda (D) Nay Jones, Venton (D) Nay Kacal, Kyle (R) Yea King, Ken (R) Yea King, Tracy (D) Yea Kitzman, Stan (R) Yea Klick, Stephanie (R) Yea Kuempel, John (R) Yea Lalani, Suleman (D) Nay Lambert, Stan (R) Yea Landgraf, Brooks (R) Yea Leach, Jeff (R) Yea Leo-Wilson, Terri (R) Yea Longoria, Oscar (D) Nay Lopez, Janie (R) Yea Lopez, Ray (D) Nay Lozano, J. M. (R) Yea Lujan, John (R) Yea Martinez, Armando (D) Nay Martinez Fischer, Trey (D) Nay Metcalf, William (R) Yea Meyer, Morgan (R) Yea Meza, Thresa (D) Nay Moody, Joseph (D) Nay Morales, Christina (D) Nay Morales, Eddie (D) Nay Morales Shaw, Penny (D) Nay Morrison, Geanie (R) Yea Munoz, Sergio (D) Nay Murr, Andrew (R) Yea Neave, Victoria (D) Nay Noble, Candy (R) Yea Oliverson, Tom (R) Yea Ordaz Perez, Claudia (D) Nay Orr, Angelia (R) Yea Ortega, Lina (D) Nay Patterson, Jared (R) Yea Paul, Dennis (R) Yea Perez, Mary (D) Nay Phelan, Dade (R) NV Plesa, Mihaela (D) Nay Price, Four (R) Yea Ramos, Ana-Maria (D) Nay Raney, John (R) Yea Raymond, Richard (D) Yea Reynolds, Ron (D) Nay Rogers, Glenn (R) Yea Romero, Ramon (D) Nay Rose, Toni (D) Nay Rosenthal, Jon (D) Nay Schaefer, Matt (R) Yea Schatzline, Nate (R) Yea Schofield, Mike (R) Absent Shaheen, Matthew (R) Yea Sherman, Carl (D) Absent Shine, Hugh (R) Yea Slawson, Shelby (R) Yea Smith, Reggie (R) Yea Smithee, John (R) Yea Spiller, David (R) Yea Stucky, Lynn (R) Yea Swanson, Valoree (R) Yea Talarico, James (D) Nay Tepper, Carl (R) Yea Thierry, Shawn (D) Absent Thimesch, Kronda (R) Yea Thompson, Ed (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 Vo, Hubert (D) Nay Walle, Armando (D) Nay Wilson, Terry (R) Yea Wu, Eugene (D) Nay Zwiener, Erin (D) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
Passed RV#1419	05/10/2023	90	53	1	5	Yes
Allen, Alma (D) Absent Allison, Stephen (R) Yea Anchia, Rafael (D) Nay Anderson, Charles (R) Yea Ashby, Trent (R) Yea Bailes, Ernest (R) Yea Bell, Cecil (R) Yea Bell, Keith (R) Yea Bernal, Diego (D) Nay Bhojani, Salman (D) Nay Bonnen, Greg (R) Yea Bowers, Rhetta (D) Absent Bryant, John (D) Nay Buckley, Bradley (R) Yea Bucy, John (D) Nay Bumgarner, Ben (R) Yea Burns, Dewayne (R) Yea Burrows, Dustin (R) Yea Button, Angie (R) Yea Cain, Briscoe (R) Yea Campos, Elizabeth (D) Nay Canales, Terry (D) Nay Capriglione, Giovanni (R) Yea Clardy, Travis (R) Yea Cole, Sheryl (D) Nay Collier, Nicole (D) Nay Cook, David (R) Yea Cortez, Philip (D) Nay Craddick, Tom (R) Yea Cunningham, Charles (R) Yea Darby, Drew (R) Yea Davis, Yvonne (D) Nay DeAyala, Mano (R) Yea Dean, Valoree (R) Yea Dorazio, Mark (R) Yea Dutton, Harold (D) Nay Flores, Maria (D) Nay Frank, James (R) Yea Frazier, Frederick (R) Yea Gamez, Erin (D) Nay Garcia, Josey (D) Nay Gates, Gary (R) Yea Gerdes, Stan (R) Yea Geren, Charlie (R) Yea Gervin-Hawkins, Barbara (D) Nay Goldman, Craig (R) Yea Gonzalez, Jessica (D) Nay Gonzalez, Mary (D) Nay Goodwin, Vikki (D) Nay Guerra, Robert (D) Nay 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) Yea Hefner, Cole (R) Yea Hernandez, Ana (D) Nay Herrero, Abel (D) Nay Hinojosa, Gina (D) Nay Holland, Justin (R) Yea Howard, Donna (D) Nay Hull, Lacey (R) Yea Hunter, Todd (R) Yea Isaac, Carrie (R) Yea Jetton, Jacey (R) Yea Johnson, Ann (D) Nay Johnson, Jarvis (D) Nay Johnson, Julie (D) Nay Jones, Jolanda (D) Nay Jones, Venton (D) Nay Kacal, Kyle (R) Yea King, Ken (R) Yea King, Tracy (D) Yea Kitzman, Stan (R) Yea Klick, Stephanie (R) Yea Kuempel, John (R) Yea Lalani, Suleman (D) Nay Lambert, Stan (R) Yea Landgraf, Brooks (R) Yea Leach, Jeff (R) Yea Leo-Wilson, Terri (R) Yea Longoria, Oscar (D) Nay Lopez, Janie (R) Yea Lopez, Ray (D) Yea Lozano, J. M. (R) Yea Lujan, John (R) Yea Martinez, Armando (D) Yea Martinez Fischer, Trey (D) Yea Metcalf, William (R) Yea Meyer, Morgan (R) Yea Meza, Thresa (D) Nay Moody, Joseph (D) Nay Morales, Christina (D) Nay Morales, Eddie (D) Nay Morales Shaw, Penny (D) Nay Morrison, Geanie (R) Yea Munoz, Sergio (D) Yea Murr, Andrew (R) Yea Neave, Victoria (D) Nay Noble, Candy (R) Yea Oliverson, Tom (R) Yea Ordaz Perez, Claudia (D) Nay Orr, Angelia (R) Yea Ortega, Lina (D) Nay Patterson, Jared (R) Yea Paul, Dennis (R) Yea Perez, Mary (D) Nay Phelan, Dade (R) NV Plesa, Mihaela (D) Nay Price, Four (R) Yea Ramos, Ana-Maria (D) Yea Raney, John (R) Absent Raymond, Richard (D) Yea Reynolds, Ron (D) Nay Rogers, Glenn (R) Yea Romero, Ramon (D) Nay Rose, Toni (D) Nay Rosenthal, Jon (D) Absent Schaefer, Matt (R) Yea Schatzline, Nate (R) Yea Schofield, Mike (R) Yea Shaheen, Matthew (R) Yea Sherman, Carl (D) Absent Shine, Hugh (R) Yea Slawson, Shelby (R) Yea Smith, Reggie (R) Yea Smithee, John (R) Yea Spiller, David (R) Yea Stucky, Lynn (R) Yea Swanson, Valoree (R) Yea Talarico, James (D) Nay Tepper, Carl (R) Yea Thierry, Shawn (D) Nay Thimesch, Kronda (R) Yea Thompson, Ed (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 Vo, Hubert (D) Nay Walle, Armando (D) Nay 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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