Proposed Texas Firearm Legislation SB2959
Legislation Overview
Title: Relating to designating August as Firearm Safety Awareness Month.
Subject: FIREARM SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH: Holidays: Weapons
Description: Relating to designating August as Firearm Safety Awareness Month.
Session: 89th Legislature Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Last Action Date: May 12, 2025
Companion Bill: HB592
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Jose Menendez (D); Sarah Eckhardt (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 6% (2 of 31)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | May 12, 2025 | Read first time |
| House | May 12, 2025 | Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism |
| Senate | May 9, 2025 | Placed on intent calendar |
| Senate | May 9, 2025 | Placed on local & uncontested calendar |
| Senate | May 9, 2025 | Laid before the Senate |
| Senate | May 9, 2025 | Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment |
| Senate | May 9, 2025 | Vote recorded in Journal |
| Senate | May 9, 2025 | Three day rule suspended |
| Senate | May 9, 2025 | Record vote |
| Senate | May 9, 2025 | Read 3rd time |
| Senate | May 9, 2025 | Passed |
| Senate | May 9, 2025 | Record vote |
| Senate | May 9, 2025 | Reported engrossed |
| House | May 9, 2025 | Received from the Senate |
| Senate | May 8, 2025 | Co-author authorized |
| Senate | May 7, 2025 | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| Senate | May 7, 2025 | Considered in public hearing |
| Senate | May 7, 2025 | Testimony taken in committee |
| Senate | May 7, 2025 | Vote taken in committee |
| Senate | May 7, 2025 | Reported favorably w/o amendments |
| Senate | May 7, 2025 | Committee report printed and distributed |
| Senate | May 7, 2025 | Recommended for local & uncontested calendar |
| Senate | Apr 7, 2025 | Read first time |
| Senate | Apr 7, 2025 | Referred to Administration |
| Senate | Mar 14, 2025 | Filed |
| Senate | Mar 14, 2025 | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | May 9, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | May 7, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Mar 14, 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 |
| Three day rule suspended | 05/9/2025 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Read 3rd time | 05/9/2025 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| resort votes by: party yeas nays name | ||||||
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
