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House bill · 89R

HB 956

Relating to the reporting of certain orders and convictions to the Department of Public Safety and Federal Bureau of Investigation for use with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System for the transfer of firearms.

Did not pass

Progress

114 days from first to latest action, across 3 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Nov 12

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 6

  3. Heard in committee

    Stopped here

  4. Reported from committee

  5. Passed first chamber

  6. Passed second chamber

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

HouseDecJanFebMar

Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs

    Mar 6, 2025 · House

  2. Read first time

    Mar 6, 2025 · House

  3. Filed

    Nov 12, 2024 · House

Authors

In committee

Topics

Family: Family ViolenceLaw EnforcementWeapons

Bill text

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HB 36Relating to the monitoring of certain family violence offenders, the provision of resources for family violence victims, and the collection of information about conditions of bond imposed in family violence cases and certain other criminal cases.Rhetta BowersDPassed first chamberDid not passApr 28, 2025Referred to Criminal Justice
HB 893Relating to extreme risk protective orders; creating criminal offenses.Joe MoodyDReferred to committeeDid not passMar 6, 2025Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
HB 655Relating to extreme risk protective orders; creating criminal offenses.Ron ReynoldsDReferred to committeeDid not passMar 4, 2025Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
HB 498Relating to requiring a person convicted of an offense involving family violence or a person who is the subject of a family violence protective order to surrender firearms owned by the person.Terry MezaDReferred to committeeDid not passFeb 28, 2025Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
HB 2570Relating to extreme risk protective orders and certain other protective orders prohibiting possession of a firearm; creating criminal offenses.John BryantDReferred to committeeDid not passMar 17, 2025Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
HB 234Relating to extreme risk protective orders; creating criminal offenses.Johnson–Referred to committeeDid not passFeb 27, 2025Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
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