Proposed Texas Firearm Legislation HB668
Legislation Overview
Title: Relating to the renewal of a license to carry a handgun.
Subject: Weapons: PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
Description: Relating to the renewal of a license to carry a handgun.
Session: 89th Legislature Regular Session
Last Action: Effective immediately
Last Action Date: June 20, 2025
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'.
9 sponsors: Cecil Bell (R); Terry Wilson (R); Briscoe Cain (R); Trent Ashby (R); Janis Holt (R); Lois Kolkhorst (R); Charles Creighton (R); Adam Hinojosa (R); Bryan Hughes (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 6% (9 of 150)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Effective immediately | |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Signed by the Governor | |
| May 22, 2025 | Sent to the Governor | |
| House | May 21, 2025 | Signed in the House |
| Senate | May 21, 2025 | Signed in the Senate |
| House | May 20, 2025 | Reported enrolled |
| House | May 20, 2025 | Senate passage reported |
| Senate | May 19, 2025 | Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading |
| Senate | May 19, 2025 | Record vote |
| Senate | May 19, 2025 | Rules suspended-Regular order of business |
| Senate | May 19, 2025 | Co-sponsor authorized |
| Senate | May 19, 2025 | Record vote |
| Senate | May 19, 2025 | Passed |
| Senate | May 19, 2025 | Read 3rd time |
| Senate | May 19, 2025 | Record vote |
| Senate | May 19, 2025 | Three day rule suspended |
| Senate | May 19, 2025 | Record vote |
| Senate | May 16, 2025 | Placed on intent calendar |
| Senate | May 15, 2025 | Committee report printed and distributed |
| Senate | May 15, 2025 | Reported favorably w/o amendments |
| Senate | May 13, 2025 | Vote taken in committee |
| Senate | May 13, 2025 | Considered in public hearing |
| Senate | May 12, 2025 | Co-sponsor authorized |
| Senate | May 12, 2025 | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| Senate | May 12, 2025 | Considered in public hearing |
| Senate | May 12, 2025 | Left pending in committee |
| Senate | May 7, 2025 | Read first time |
| Senate | May 7, 2025 | Referred to State Affairs |
| House | May 6, 2025 | Reported engrossed |
| House | May 6, 2025 | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal |
| House | May 6, 2025 | Record vote RV#1402 |
| House | May 6, 2025 | Read 3rd time |
| House | May 6, 2025 | Passed |
| Senate | May 6, 2025 | Received from the House |
| House | May 5, 2025 | Read 2nd time |
| House | May 5, 2025 | Passed to engrossment |
| House | May 2, 2025 | Placed on General State Calendar |
| House | Apr 30, 2025 | Considered in Calendars |
| House | Apr 9, 2025 | Considered in Calendars |
| House | Mar 24, 2025 | Committee report distributed |
| House | Mar 24, 2025 | Committee report sent to Calendars |
| House | Mar 24, 2025 | Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator |
| House | Mar 19, 2025 | Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) |
| House | Mar 19, 2025 | Considered in public hearing |
| House | Mar 12, 2025 | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| House | Mar 12, 2025 | Left pending in committee |
| House | Mar 12, 2025 | Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee |
| House | Mar 12, 2025 | Considered in public hearing |
| House | Mar 4, 2025 | Read first time |
| House | Mar 4, 2025 | Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs |
| House | Nov 12, 2024 | Filed |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | May 20, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | May 15, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Engrossed | May 6, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Mar 24, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Nov 12, 2024 | 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 |
| Read 3rd time RV#1402 | 05/6/2025 | 125 | 20 | 3 | 2 | Yes |
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| Rules suspended-Regular order of business | 05/19/2025 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading | 05/19/2025 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Three day rule suspended | 05/19/2025 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Read 3rd time | 05/19/2025 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
