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Senate bill · 89R

SB 890

Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain active and retired judicial officers.

Became law

Effective on 9/1/25

Progress

147 days from first to latest action, across 51 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Jan 24

  2. Referred to committee

    Feb 13

  3. Heard in committee

    Feb 24

  4. Reported from committee

    Mar 5

  5. Passed first chamber

    Mar 12

  6. Passed second chamber

    May 23

  7. Sent to governor

    May 27

  8. Became law

    Jun 20

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

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 890 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · Mar 12, 2025

Passed 28–3

28 Yea

3 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

passage

House · May 22, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 100–35

100 Yea

35 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 23, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 105–33

105 Yea

33 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Effective on 9/1/25

    Jun 20, 2025 · Governor

  2. Signed by the Governor

    Jun 20, 2025 · Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

    May 27, 2025 · Governor

  4. Signed in the House

    May 26, 2025 · House

  5. Signed in the Senate

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  6. Reported enrolled

    May 23, 2025 · Senate

  7. House passage reported

    May 23, 2025 · Senate

  8. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 23, 2025 · House

  9. Record vote

    May 23, 2025 · House

  10. Passed

    May 23, 2025 · House

  11. Read 3rd time

    May 23, 2025 · House

  12. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 22, 2025 · House

  13. Record vote

    May 22, 2025 · House

  14. Passed to 3rd reading

    May 22, 2025 · House

  15. Read 2nd time

    May 22, 2025 · House

  16. Placed on General State Calendar

    May 21, 2025 · House

  17. Considered in Calendars

    May 19, 2025 · House

  18. Committee report sent to Calendars

    Apr 29, 2025 · House

  19. Committee report distributed

    Apr 28, 2025 · House

  20. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    Apr 28, 2025 · House

  21. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  22. Considered in formal meeting

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

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

    Apr 9, 2025 · House

  24. Read first time

    Apr 9, 2025 · House

  25. Received from the Senate

    Mar 13, 2025 · House

  26. Reported engrossed

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  27. Record vote

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  28. Passed

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  29. Read 3rd time

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  30. Record vote

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  31. Three day rule suspended

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  32. Vote recorded in Journal

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  33. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  34. Vote recorded in Journal

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  35. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  36. Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  37. Placed on intent calendar

    Mar 11, 2025 · Senate

  38. Co-author authorized

    Mar 11, 2025 · Senate

  39. Committee report printed and distributed

    Mar 5, 2025 · Senate

  40. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

    Mar 5, 2025 · Senate

  41. Reported favorably w/o amendments State Affairs

    Mar 5, 2025 · Senate

  42. Vote taken in committee

    Mar 3, 2025 · Senate

  43. Considered in public hearing State Affairs

    Mar 3, 2025 · Senate

  44. Left pending in committee

    Feb 24, 2025 · Senate

  45. Testimony taken in committee State Affairs

    Feb 24, 2025 · Senate

  46. Considered in public hearing State Affairs

    Feb 24, 2025 · Senate

  47. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Feb 24, 2025 · Senate

  48. Referred to State Affairs State Affairs

    Feb 13, 2025 · Senate

  49. Read first time

    Feb 13, 2025 · Senate

  50. Filed

    Jan 24, 2025 · Senate

  51. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Jan 24, 2025 · Senate

Authors

and 1 coauthor or sponsor

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  • Bob Hall cosponsorR

In committee

Topics

Courts: County & StatutoryCourts: JudgesWeapons

Bill text

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