HB 127 Relating to measures to protect institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; increasing a criminal penalty. Here: reported out Bryan Hughes Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 HB 130 Relating to genetic information security for residents of this state; providing a civil penalty; providing a private cause of action. Here: reported out Greg Bonnen Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 HB 1024 Relating to the execution of a warrant issued for certain releasees who violate a condition of parole or mandatory supervision related to the electronic monitoring of the releasee. Here: reported out Matt Shaheen Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 HB 3033 Relating to a grant program for nonprofit organizations supporting employees of the Department of Public Safety; authorizing voluntary contributions. Here: reported out Tom Craddick Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 HB 1866 Relating to the state law enforcement authority of federal National Park Service law enforcement officers. Here: reported out John Lujan Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective immediately HB 3010 Relating to the establishment of the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program. Here: reported out Trent Ashby Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 HB 1234 Relating to certain procedures required for the denial of certain applications for a license to carry a handgun. Here: reported out Ryan Guillen Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 SB 1637 Relating to the prosecution of the offense of deadly conduct. Here: reported out Phil King Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 SB 2543 Relating to the amount of certain revenue that may be used for and the location of state veterans cemeteries. Here: reported out Kelly Hancock Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 HB 4804 Relating to the revocation of a driver's license or personal identification certificate and to disqualification from operating a commercial motor vehicle. Here: reported out Cole Hefner Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 HB 647 Relating to the removal of certain restrictions imposed on driver's licenses; authorizing a fee. Here: reported out Jared Patterson Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 SB 1723 Relating to rapid DNA analysis by certain law enforcement agencies, the establishment of a related pilot program, and the content of certain DNA databases. Here: reported out Brandon Creighton Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective immediately HCR 149 Directing the governor of the State of Texas to posthumously award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to U.S. Navy SEAL Nathan Gage Ingram of Roanoke. Here: reported out Ben Bumgarner Sent to governor Adopted Jun 20, 2025 Signed by the Governor SB 2587 Relating to the access to and use of certain criminal history record information, to the procedure for obtaining that information, and to the correct terminology for certain licenses the issuance of which requires a criminal history background check. Here: reported out Judith Zaffirini Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 SB 1596 Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms. Here: reported out Brent Hagenbuch Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 HB 4264 Relating to creation of a grant program for certain peace officers who hold a master proficiency certificate. Here: reported out Cole Hefner Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 SB 2570 Relating to a legal justification for the use of force with a less-lethal force weapon by a correctional facility guard or a peace officer. Here: reported out Ryan Guillen Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective immediately SB 1946 Relating to the creation of a family violence criminal homicide prevention task force. Here: reported out Judith Zaffirini Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 SB 36 Relating to the homeland security activities of certain entities, including the establishment and operations of the Homeland Security Division in the Department of Public Safety. Here: reported out Tan Parker Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 SB 857 Relating to the authorized removal of certain motor vehicles. Here: reported out Charles Schwertner Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 SB 2143 Relating to the authority of a county to commission certain individuals as peace officers and establish certain law enforcement agencies. Here: reported out Charles Perry Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 HB 3053 Relating to municipal and county firearm buyback programs. Here: reported out Wes Virdell Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 SB 17 Relating to the purchase or acquisition of an interest in real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty. Here: reported out Brent Hagenbuch Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 HB 668 Relating to the renewal of a license to carry a handgun. Here: reported out Cecil Bell Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective immediately HB 5436 Relating to an exception to the titling requirement for certain motor vehicles; creating a criminal offense; providing for a fee. Here: reported out Keith Bell Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 HB 128 Relating to certain sister-city agreements between governmental entities and foreign countries and communities. Here: reported out Angelia Orr Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 HB 119 Relating to the registration as a lobbyist of persons who engage in certain lobbying activities on behalf of a foreign adversary and to prohibitions on the receipt of compensation related to those lobbying activities; providing a civil penalty. Here: reported out Stan Gerdes Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 HB 3686 Relating to the information included on an identification card issued to certain retired peace and law enforcement officers. Here: reported out Sam Harless Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 SB 706 Relating to the recognition of a handgun license issued by another state. Here: reported out Charles Schwertner Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 SB 890 Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain active and retired judicial officers. Here: reported out Angela Paxton Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 HB 908 Relating to the reporting by law enforcement agencies of missing children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Here: reported out David Spiller Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 HB 2217 Relating to establishing a grant program to equip motor vehicles used by peace officers with certain bullet-resistant components. Here: reported out Trey Wharton Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 HB 34 Relating to prohibiting the investment of state money in certain countries and in certain private business entities in those countries. Here: reported out Will Metcalf Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 SB 523 Relating to the issuance of a driver's license to certain persons that includes an alternative to the license holder's residence address. Here: reported out Judith Zaffirini Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 HB 33 Relating to active shooter incidents at primary and secondary school facilities and other emergencies. Here: reported out Don McLaughlin Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 HB 1506 Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain retired county court judges. Here: reported out Trent Ashby Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 SB 2383 Relating to the employment of certain peace officers of the Department of Public Safety. Here: reported out Paul Bettencourt Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 HB 4995 Relating to the carrying of handguns by tactical medical professionals while on duty providing support to tactical units of law enforcement agencies. Here: reported out Terry Wilson Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 SB 2177 Relating to the creation of a grant program to assist local law enforcement agencies in solving violent and sexual offenses. Here: reported out Brent Hagenbuch Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective immediately SB 2569 Relating to the reporting requirement for certain law enforcement agencies regarding the agencies' use or operation of an unmanned aircraft. Here: reported out John Lujan Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective immediately HB 132 Relating to the confidentiality of information used to prevent, detect, respond to, or investigate a hostile act of a foreign adversary of the United States. Here: reported out Ray Lopez Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective immediately SB 1858 Relating to eligibility for the bulletproof vest and body armor grant program. Here: reported out Brent Hagenbuch Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 SB 2514 Relating to establishing the hostile foreign adversaries unit at the Department of Public Safety and training, prohibitions, and reporting requirements designed to combat foreign influence and foreign adversary operations; creating a criminal offense. Here: reported out Bryan Hughes Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 HB 5308 Relating to certain authorities of the adjutant general for procurement and construction. Here: reported out Philip Cortez Became law Became law Jun 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 HCR 118 Expressing support for the expansion of the warship manufacturing industry in Texas. Here: reported out Mark Dorazio Sent to governor Adopted Jun 20, 2025 Signed by the Governor HCR 98 Urging Congress to enhance coordination among federal, state, and local authorities in the deployment of C-UAS technologies for border security. Here: reported out Mihaela Pleșa Sent to governor Adopted Jun 20, 2025 Signed by the Governor SB 1321 Relating to compensation and leave for certain peace officers. Here: reported out Brent Hagenbuch Became law Became law May 30, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 SB 2938 Relating to the verification of the veteran status of inmates and prisoners. Here: reported out José Menéndez Became law Became law May 30, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 SB 2332 Relating to aircraft owned and operated by the Department of Public Safety. Here: reported out Tan Parker Became law Became law May 30, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 SB 1620 Relating to the establishment of the Texas forensic analyst apprenticeship pilot program. Here: reported out Joan Huffman Became law Became law May 30, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 SB 2180 Relating to requiring a certification for peace officers to conduct certain polygraph examinations. Here: reported out Brent Hagenbuch Became law Became law May 30, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 SB 1646 Relating to criminal conduct involving the theft, damage, or destruction of copper or brass or involving the unauthorized possession of certain copper or brass material, to transactions of metal recycling entities involving certain copper or brass material, to training on identifying certain copper or brass material, and to studying the effect of certain regulations on incidents of theft of copper or brass material; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties; providing an administrative penalty. Here: reported out Cole Hefner Became law Became law May 30, 2025 Effective immediately HB 1261 Relating to the disposition of abandoned or unclaimed property seized by a peace officer. Here: reported out Charles Cunningham Became law Became law May 29, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 HB 2029 Relating to vehicle safety inspections of certain travel trailers. Here: reported out Candy Noble Became law Became law May 29, 2025 Effective immediately SB 2284 Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to regulate certain matters related to firearms, air guns, archery equipment, and other weapons and related supplies. Here: reported out Adam Hinojosa Became law Became law May 28, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 SB 2460 Relating to rapid DNA analysis performed by certain law enforcement agencies and the content of certain DNA databases. Here: reported out Brandon Creighton Passed first chamber Did not pass May 27, 2025 Postponed SB 1585 Relating to a prohibition on governmental contracts with companies of foreign adversaries for certain information and communications technology; authorizing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense. Here: reported out Bryan Hughes Passed first chamber Did not pass May 27, 2025 Placed on General State Calendar SB 1422 Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 852 in Upshur County as the Petty Officer Billy Machen Memorial Bridge. Here: reported out Bryan Hughes Became law Became law May 27, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 SB 781 Relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency. Here: reported out Cole Hefner Passed first chamber Did not pass May 27, 2025 Postponed HCR 40 Urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for border security costs incurred under Operation Lone Star. Here: reported out Stan Gerdes Passed first chamber Did not pass May 27, 2025 Co-sponsor authorized SB 2007 Relating to the voluntary disclosure by an applicant for registration of a motor vehicle of the applicant's military status. Here: reported out Brent Hagenbuch Became law Became law May 24, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 SB 1349 Relating to creating the criminal offenses of transnational repression and unauthorized enforcement of foreign law and to a study and law enforcement training regarding transnational repression. Here: reported out Greg Bonnen Became law Became law May 24, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 HB 5228 Relating to the collection of certain incident-based data reported to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. Here: reported out Charlene Ward Johnson Passed first chamber Did not pass May 22, 2025 Referred to Criminal Justice HB 4879 Relating to the creation of a grant program to assist local law enforcement agencies in testing certain substances suspected of containing delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol. Here: reported out King Passed first chamber Did not pass May 22, 2025 Referred to State Affairs HB 214 Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal offenses regarding the acquisition of firearms, firearm and ammunition smuggling, and terrorism. Here: reported out Ryan Guillen Passed first chamber Did not pass May 22, 2025 Left pending in committee HB 3177 Relating to the office of inspector general in certain municipalities and the investigators of those offices. Here: reported out Rafael Anchía Passed first chamber Did not pass May 20, 2025 Referred to Criminal Justice SB 2312 Relating to the establishment and powers and duties of the Texas Advisory Committee on Geopolitical Conflict. Here: reported out Bryan Hughes Became law Became law May 20, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 SB 1369 Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 11 in Morris County as the Army Staff Sergeant Samuel T. Castle Memorial Highway. Here: reported out Bryan Hughes Became law Became law May 19, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 HB 3420 Relating to certain mental health policies and services for peace officers, fire fighters, and telecommunicators. Here: reported out Liz Campos Passed first chamber Did not pass May 19, 2025 Referred to Local Government SB 659 Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of smuggling of persons. Here: reported out Charles Schwertner Passed first chamber Did not pass May 19, 2025 Committee report sent to Calendars HB 1794 Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by handgun license holders on the premises of certain polling places on the day of an election or while early voting is in progress. Here: reported out Carl Tepper Passed first chamber Did not pass May 19, 2025 Referred to State Affairs SB 2201 Relating to intelligence databases for combinations, criminal street gangs, and foreign terrorist organizations. Here: reported out Brian Birdwell Passed first chamber Did not pass May 19, 2025 Committee report sent to Calendars SB 870 Relating to the open carrying of a handgun by a uniformed school marshal. Here: reported out Brian Birdwell Became law Became law May 19, 2025 Effective immediately HB 3142 Relating to school marshals, including eligibility for appointment as a school marshal, and licensure and training requirements. Here: reported out Carrie Isaac Passed first chamber Did not pass May 19, 2025 Referred to Education K-16 HB 2136 Relating to design and use of a model criminal citation and an addendum to the citation. Here: reported out Salman Bhojani Passed first chamber Did not pass May 19, 2025 Referred to Criminal Justice HB 5014 Relating to the rights of special forces veterans who hold a license to carry a handgun. Here: reported out Carrie Isaac Passed first chamber Did not pass May 16, 2025 Co-sponsor authorized HB 3626 Relating to justices of the peace, including certain state benefits and awards and membership on the First Responder Advisory Council. Here: reported out Janis Holt Reported from committee Did not pass May 15, 2025 Placed on General State Calendar HB 3009 Relating to the qualifying offenses and related information included in the Department of Public Safety's computerized central database of offenders who have committed certain violent offenses. Here: reported out Don McLaughlin Reported from committee Did not pass May 15, 2025 Postponed HB 1065 Relating to the classification of employees of certain companies operating under the Private Security Act. Here: reported out Mark Dorazio Reported from committee Did not pass May 15, 2025 Placed on General State Calendar HB 5097 Relating to the access to and use of certain criminal history record information, to the procedure for obtaining that information, and to the correct terminology for certain licenses the issuance of which requires a criminal history background check. Here: reported out Ryan Guillen Reported from committee Did not pass May 15, 2025 Placed on General State Calendar HB 2993 Relating to the carrying of a handgun by a county commissioner in certain locations. Here: reported out Ryan Guillen Passed first chamber Did not pass May 15, 2025 Received from the House HB 5528 Relating to the establishment of the Texas Law Enforcement Crisis Prevention Task Force. Here: reported out A.J. Louderback Reported from committee Did not pass May 15, 2025 Placed on General State Calendar HB 3138 Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to regulate certain matters related to firearms, air guns, archery equipment, and other weapons and related supplies. Here: reported out Janie Lopez Reported from committee Did not pass May 14, 2025 Laid on the table subject to call HB 2215 Relating to the carrying or possession of a handgun by certain retired attorneys representing the state. Here: reported out Marc LaHood Passed first chamber Did not pass May 14, 2025 Referred to State Affairs HB 3552 Relating to criminal conduct involving the theft, damage, destruction, or unlawful possession of copper or brass, to criminal conduct committed in, around, or in relation to critical infrastructure facilities or equipment or interrupting or impairing the operation of those facilities or equipment, and to the sale of regulated materials, including copper or brass material, to metal recycling entities and training on identifying those materials; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties; providing an administrative penalty. Here: reported out Cole Hefner Reported from committee Did not pass May 14, 2025 Laid on the table subject to call HB 4514 Relating to the use of the Department of Public Safety image verification system for the purpose of verifying an individual's identity; authorizing a fee. Here: reported out Ryan Guillen Reported from committee Did not pass May 14, 2025 Placed on General State Calendar SB 608 Relating to reporting information regarding certain evidence collection kits. Here: reported out Donna Howard Became law Became law May 14, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 HB 3669 Relating to the definition of firearm for purposes of certain criminal offenses. Here: reported out Ryan Guillen Reported from committee Did not pass May 13, 2025 Placed on General State Calendar HB 2929 Relating to training for peace officers on interacting with persons with autism spectrum disorder. Here: reported out Mano DeAyala Reported from committee Did not pass May 13, 2025 Placed on General State Calendar HB 1837 Relating to the enforcement and prevention of offenses involving the manufacture or delivery of controlled substances listed in Penalty Group 1 or 1-B, law enforcement officer safety in handling those substances, and the manufacture and proper use of opioid antagonists. Here: reported out Ryan Guillen Passed first chamber Did not pass May 13, 2025 Referred to Criminal Justice HB 4176 Relating to the investigation of certain motor vehicle collisions by former peace officers. Here: reported out Marc LaHood Passed first chamber Did not pass May 13, 2025 Referred to Criminal Justice HB 2486 Relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency. Here: reported out Cole Hefner Reported from committee Did not pass May 13, 2025 Postponed HB 1128 Relating to the applicability to election judges of a prohibition on the carrying of a concealed handgun at a polling place. Here: reported out Carrie Isaac Passed first chamber Did not pass May 13, 2025 Referred to State Affairs HB 3428 Relating to the required notice regarding the possession of a firearm on the premises of certain businesses; providing an administrative penalty. Here: reported out Tony Tinderholt Reported from committee Did not pass May 13, 2025 Placed on General State Calendar HB 1777 Relating to a designation on a person's driver's license or personal identification certificate that the person is a registered sex offender. Here: reported out Eddie Morales Passed first chamber Did not pass May 12, 2025 Referred to Transportation HB 2882 Relating to the definition of short-barrel firearm for purposes of certain criminal offenses. Here: reported out Carrie Isaac Reported from committee Did not pass May 12, 2025 Committee report sent to Calendars SB 1101 Relating to the prosecution of the offense of smuggling of persons. Here: reported out Cole Hefner Passed first chamber Did not pass May 12, 2025 Committee report sent to Calendars HB 4023 Relating to the exemption of certain reserve peace officers from regulation as private security personnel. Here: reported out Richard Raymond Passed first chamber Did not pass May 12, 2025 Referred to Criminal Justice SB 964 Relating to the appearance of a personal identification certificate or driver's license issued to a person who is not a citizen of the United States. Here: reported out Bryan Hughes Passed first chamber Did not pass May 12, 2025 Committee report sent to Calendars HB 5513 Relating to the rural law enforcement child care grant program, fund, and advisory committee. Here: reported out Ryan Guillen Reported from committee Did not pass May 12, 2025 Committee report sent to Calendars HB 298 Relating to the content of a driver's license or personal identification certificate. Here: reported out Mano DeAyala Reported from committee Did not pass May 9, 2025 Considered in Calendars HB 129 Relating to a prohibition on certain governmental contracts with foreign adversary companies and federally banned companies; authorizing a civil penalty. Here: reported out John McQueeney Passed first chamber Did not pass May 9, 2025 Referred to State Affairs HB 41 Relating to the acquisition or use of certain foreign equipment or services by a governmental entity. Here: reported out Cole Hefner Reported from committee Did not pass May 9, 2025 Considered in Calendars HB 133 Relating to creating the criminal offenses of transnational repression and unauthorized enforcement of foreign law and to a study and law enforcement training regarding transnational repression. Here: reported out Janie Lopez Reported from committee Did not pass May 8, 2025 Laid on the table subject to call HB 4201 Relating to the locations where a handgun license holder may carry a handgun. Here: reported out Nate Schatzline Reported from committee Did not pass May 7, 2025 Committee report sent to Calendars HB 3846 Relating to peace officers, including reserve peace officers, and the employment activities of those officers. Here: reported out A.J. Louderback Reported from committee Did not pass May 7, 2025 Committee report sent to Calendars HB 4155 Relating to the creation of a family violence criminal homicide prevention task force. Here: reported out Christian Manuel Reported from committee Did not pass May 6, 2025 Committee report sent to Calendars HB 3426 Relating to the issuance of digital driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, and personal identification certificates; authorizing a fee. Here: reported out Giovanni Capriglione Passed first chamber Did not pass May 6, 2025 Received from the House HB 1832 Relating to the punishment for certain criminal offenses involving illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien; increasing criminal penalties. Here: reported out Stan Gerdes Reported from committee Did not pass May 5, 2025 Considered in Calendars HB 5139 Relating to a legal justification for the use of force with a less-lethal force weapon by a correctional facility guard or a peace officer. Here: reported out Ryan Guillen Reported from committee Did not pass May 5, 2025 Committee report sent to Calendars HB 658 Relating to the carrying of weapons by community supervision and corrections department officers, juvenile probation officers, and certain retired law enforcement officers and to criminal liability for taking a weapon from certain of those officers. Here: reported out Carl Tepper Passed first chamber Did not pass May 5, 2025 Referred to Criminal Justice HB 2363 Relating to the authority of certain peace officers to arrest a person without a warrant while outside the officer's jurisdiction. Here: reported out Jared Patterson Passed first chamber Did not pass May 5, 2025 Referred to Criminal Justice HB 3924 Relating to the open carrying of a handgun by a uniformed school marshal. Here: reported out Shelby Slawson Reported from committee Did not pass May 5, 2025 Laid on the table subject to call HB 1583 Relating to the peace officer's notification of emergency detention form for persons evidencing mental illness and retention of that form. Here: reported out Lacey Hull Passed first chamber Did not pass May 1, 2025 Referred to Criminal Justice HB 1983 Relating to creating the criminal offense of child endangerment involving smuggling across an international border. Here: reported out Hillary Hickland Reported from committee Did not pass Apr 30, 2025 Considered in Calendars HB 1775 Relating to reporting information regarding certain evidence collection kits. Here: reported out Donna Howard Reported from committee Did not pass Apr 30, 2025 Laid on the table subject to call HB 118 Relating to the establishment and powers and duties of the Texas Advisory Committee on Geopolitical Conflict. Here: reported out Cole Hefner Reported from committee Did not pass Apr 30, 2025 Laid on the table subject to call HB 2436 Relating to the prosecution of the offense of deadly conduct. Here: reported out Cole Hefner Reported from committee Did not pass Apr 29, 2025 Laid on the table subject to call HB 4675 Relating to the unlawful possession of a firearm by a person not lawfully present in the United States. Here: reported out Cole Hefner Reported from committee Did not pass Apr 29, 2025 Committee report sent to Calendars HB 3858 Relating to the required approval of the proposed location of county or municipal temporary housing or emergency shelter for disaster victims. Here: reported out Marc LaHood Reported from committee Did not pass Apr 28, 2025 Committee report sent to Calendars HB 1696 Relating to adding a designation on a person's driver's license or commercial driver's license indicating that the person is licensed to carry a handgun. Here: reported out Terry Canales Passed first chamber Did not pass Apr 28, 2025 Referred to Transportation HB 4257 Relating to United States citizenship requirements for the licensing and employment of peace officers. Here: reported out Cole Hefner Reported from committee Did not pass Apr 23, 2025 Committee report sent to Calendars HB 626 Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to certain federal law enforcement officers. Here: reported out Cecil Bell Reported from committee Did not pass Apr 9, 2025 Considered in Calendars HB 674 Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses committed in the course of or for the purpose of avoiding certain law enforcement checkpoints or evading an arrest or detention; increasing criminal penalties. Here: reported out David Spiller Reported from committee Did not pass Apr 9, 2025 Considered in Calendars HB 2318 Relating to the establishment of a statewide human trafficking data repository within the office of the attorney general and to reporting of human trafficking data to the office of the attorney general and by the attorney general. Here: reported out Senfronia Thompson Reported from committee Did not pass Apr 2, 2025 Reported favorably as substituted HB 1108 Relating to motorcycle profiling by peace officers. Here: left pending Gary VanDeaver Heard in committee Did not pass May 7, 2025 Left pending in committee HB 4956 Relating to requiring a certification for peace officers to conduct certain polygraph examinations. Here: left pending Carrie Isaac Heard in committee Did not pass Apr 30, 2025 Left pending in committee HB 4993 Relating to the improvement of health, fitness, and readiness of the Texas military forces. Here: left pending Carrie Isaac Heard in committee Did not pass Apr 30, 2025 Left pending in committee HB 5293 Relating to the establishment of the Texas forensic analyst apprenticeship pilot program. Here: left pending Greg Bonnen Heard in committee Did not pass Apr 30, 2025 Left pending in committee HB 3649 Relating to compensation and leave for certain peace officers. Here: left pending Mano DeAyala Heard in committee Did not pass Apr 30, 2025 Left pending in committee HB 2956 Relating to a central database containing information about certain persons who have been convicted of or received a grant of deferred adjudication community supervision for certain offenses involving family violence and related notice requirements; creating a criminal offense. Here: left pending Don McLaughlin Heard in committee Did not pass Apr 30, 2025 Left pending in committee HB 1455 Relating to the collection and reporting of information regarding mental health jail diversion. Here: left pending Jo Jones Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 23, 2025 No action taken in committee HB 2101 Relating to a study on unreported gunshots detected using gunshot detection technology. Here: left pending Liz Campos Heard in committee Did not pass Apr 23, 2025 Left pending in committee HB 2609 Relating to prohibiting the denial of a driver's license renewal for failure to appear in court, failure to pay a fine or cost, or failure to satisfy a judgment. Here: left pending Diego Bernal Heard in committee Did not pass Apr 23, 2025 Left pending in committee HB 2771 Relating to the possession of a firearm by persons convicted of certain felony offenses. Here: left pending Richard Hayes Heard in committee Did not pass Apr 14, 2025 Left pending in committee HB 3789 Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain active and retired judicial officers. Here: left pending Cole Hefner Heard in committee Did not pass Apr 14, 2025 Left pending in committee HB 259 Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms. Here: left pending Richard Hayes Heard in committee Did not pass Apr 14, 2025 Left pending in committee HB 2470 Relating to the age at which a person not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law from possessing a firearm may carry a handgun or is eligible for a license to carry a handgun. Here: left pending Wes Virdell Heard in committee Did not pass Apr 14, 2025 Left pending in committee HB 1337 Relating to the recognition of a handgun license issued by another state. Here: left pending Carrie Isaac Heard in committee Did not pass Apr 14, 2025 Left pending in committee HB 2034 Relating to the issuance of groundwater permits to certain aliens or foreign entities. Here: left pending Stan Gerdes Heard in committee Did not pass Apr 9, 2025 Left pending in committee HB 5068 Relating to the creation of a Texas conditional driver's permit, provisional Texas conditional driver's permit, and Texas conditional learner permit; authorizing a fee. Here: left pending Ramon Romero Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 7, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 5189 Relating to instructional materials developed for police chiefs by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement on issues specific to women in law enforcement. Here: left pending Janie Lopez Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 7, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 5345 Relating to the regulation of metal recycling entities. Here: left pending Denise Villalobos Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 7, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 5591 Relating to opioid overdose training for peace officers. Here: left pending Rhetta Bowers Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 7, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 5399 Relating to certain criminal offenses concerning the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons; increasing a criminal penalty. Here: left pending Rafael Anchía Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 7, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 5054 Relating to the open carrying of a handgun by a uniformed school marshal. Here: left pending Jeff Leach Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 7, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 5324 Relating to driver's license office appointments. Here: left pending James Talarico Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 7, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 5283 Relating to the operations of the Texas Military Department. Here: left pending Nate Schatzline Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 7, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 5309 Relating to the establishment of the local 9-1-1 response fund and grant program. Here: left pending James Talarico Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 7, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 5432 Relating to the dissemination by the Department of Public Safety of criminal history record information to consumer reporting agencies. Here: left pending Mihaela Pleșa Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 7, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 5239 Relating to requiring certain governmental entities to allow interested persons to comment on the proposed adoption or revision of certain emergency management plans. Here: left pending Penny Morales Shaw Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 7, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 5059 Relating to criminal conduct involving a catalytic converter removed from a motor vehicle; creating a criminal offense. Here: left pending Jeff Leach Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 7, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 5176 Relating to the retired members of the Texas State Guard. Here: left pending Cecil Bell Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 7, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 5328 Relating to the installation of advanced x-ray inspection technology systems at certain Texas-Mexico border crossings. Here: left pending James Talarico Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 7, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 5416 Relating to a prohibition on carrying a firearm across the international border of this state into Mexico; creating a criminal offense. Here: left pending John Bryant Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 7, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 4808 Relating to the carrying of weapons by staff in medical facilities. Here: left pending Andy Hopper Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 3, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 4796 Relating to the evaluation of the physical fitness of certain peace officers. Here: left pending Joanne Shofner Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 3, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 4474 Relating to the appearance of a personal identification certificate or driver's license issued to persons who are not citizens of the United States. Here: left pending Joanne Shofner Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 3, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 4793 Relating to a Texas Commission on Law Enforcement advisory committee regarding active shooter response training for peace officers. Here: left pending Joanne Shofner Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 3, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 4900 Relating to prohibiting the investment of state money in certain countries and in certain private business entities in those countries. Here: left pending Pat Curry Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 3, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 4776 Relating to a central database containing information about persons who have been convicted of or received a grant of deferred adjudication community supervision after pleading guilty for certain offenses involving animal cruelty; creating a criminal offense. Here: left pending Claudia Ordaz Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 3, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 4843 Relating to a study conducted by the Texas Division of Emergency Management regarding the process for obtaining disaster-related financial assistance. Here: left pending Ron Reynolds Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 3, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 4597 Relating to interests in real property held or acquired by or on behalf of certain foreign individuals or entities and the authority of the attorney general to acquire the property by eminent domain; establishing the homeland security review committee; creating a criminal offense. Here: left pending Briscoe Cain Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 3, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 4649 Relating to the investigation and reporting of certain motor vehicle collisions. Here: left pending Ben Bumgarner Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 3, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 4954 Relating to the composition of the advisory committee for metal recycling entities. Here: left pending Brooks Landgraf Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 3, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 5041 Relating to the unlawful possession of a firearm by a person not lawfully present in the United States; creating a criminal offense. Here: left pending Tony Tinderholt Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 3, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 4606 Relating to interests in real property held or acquired by or on behalf of certain foreign individuals or entities and the authority of the attorney general to acquire the property by eminent domain; establishing the homeland security review committee; creating a criminal offense. Here: left pending Terri Leo-Wilson Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 3, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 4818 Relating to the creation of an enhanced license designation for a license to carry a handgun and the locations in which the holder of that enhanced license may carry a handgun. Here: left pending Briscoe Cain Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 3, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 4711 Relating to the confidentiality of information used to prevent, detect, respond to, or investigate a hostile act of a foreign adversary of the United States. Here: left pending Ray Lopez Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 3, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 4493 Relating to the duty of a peace officer to use a standardized lethality assessment protocol when investigating a family violence allegation or responding to a disturbance call that may involve family violence; providing training requirements for peace officers and reporting requirements for the Department of Public Safety. Here: left pending Jo Jones Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 3, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 4714 Relating to the testing of evidence for controlled substances by the Department of Public Safety. Here: left pending Andy Hopper Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 3, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 4451 Relating to possessing, manufacturing, transporting, repairing, or selling a machine gun. Here: left pending Briscoe Cain Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 3, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 5025 Relating to the carrying of certain weapons on the premises of a public library; creating a criminal offense. Here: left pending James Talarico Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 3, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 4948 Relating to the establishment of a law enforcement academy in Eagle Pass. Here: left pending Eddie Morales Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 3, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 4616 Relating to creating the criminal offenses of transnational repression and unauthorized enforcement of foreign law and to a study and law enforcement training regarding transnational repression. Here: left pending Janie Lopez Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 3, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 4602 Relating to the establishment of grant programs within the criminal justice division of the Office of the Governor to reduce investigatory and criminal case backlogs. Here: left pending Johnson Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 3, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 4794 Relating to active shooter training for peace officers. Here: left pending Joanne Shofner Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 3, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 4791 Relating to the waiver of certain minimum standards for law enforcement agencies based on financial hardship. Here: left pending Joanne Shofner Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 3, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 17 Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense. Here: left pending Cole Hefner Heard in committee Did not pass Apr 2, 2025 Left pending in committee HB 4372 Relating to the prosecution of the offense of unlawful transfer of certain weapons. Here: left pending Terry Meza Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 1, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 4304 Relating to the licensing of certain persons by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and the hiring of those persons by political subdivisions. Here: left pending Hubert Vo Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 1, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 4267 Relating to the submission by law enforcement agencies to certain public school personnel of a handle with care notice concerning a traumatic event experienced by a public school student and to certain required training regarding those notices. Here: left pending Donna Howard Referred to committee Did not pass Apr 1, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 4220 Relating to the creation of a committee to review education and training programs on de-escalation and crisis intervention techniques for peace officers. Here: left pending Chris Turner Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 31, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 4159 Relating to prohibiting the manufacture, assembly, or ownership of unmarked firearms and other conduct involving certain firearms and component parts of firearms; creating criminal offenses; authorizing a fee. Here: left pending Ron Reynolds Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 31, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 4195 Relating to contracts with and the acceptance of money from certain foreign sources by public schools and public institutions of higher education; providing administrative penalties. Here: left pending Terri Leo-Wilson Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 31, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 4216 Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of a machine gun or a machine gun conversion device. Here: left pending Philip Cortez Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 31, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 4141 Relating to certain offenses that are associated with possessing, carrying, exhibiting, or using a firearm on or within 1,000 feet of school property. Here: left pending Erin Zwiener Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 27, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 4017 Relating to the carrying of handguns on the campuses of and certain other locations associated with institutions of higher education. Here: left pending Rafael Anchía Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 27, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 3876 Relating to the definition of firearm for purposes of certain criminal offenses. Here: left pending Joe Moody Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 27, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 1836 Relating to a study and report by the General Land Office on private landowner participation in border security. Here: left pending Ryan Guillen Heard in committee Did not pass Mar 26, 2025 Left pending in committee HB 3696 Relating to the provision by railroad companies of hazardous material incident training to certain fire and emergency medical personnel and peace officers. Here: left pending Armando Walle Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 25, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 3577 Relating to the creation of a grant program to assist local law enforcement agencies in solving violent and sexual offenses. Here: left pending Mitch Little Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 25, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 3584 Relating to the carrying of a handgun by certain persons between 18 and 21 years of age. Here: left pending Terry Meza Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 25, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 3541 Relating to certain criminal offenses concerning the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons; increasing a criminal penalty. Here: left pending Rafael Anchía Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 24, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 3343 Relating to the duties of peace officers investigating a family violence allegation or responding to a disturbance call that may involve family violence. Here: left pending Charlene Ward Johnson Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 21, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 3419 Relating to the establishment of the Texas Do-Not-Sell Registry for firearms. Here: left pending Linda Garcia Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 21, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 3436 Relating to the definition of a child for purposes of the offense of making a firearm accessible to a child. Here: left pending Trey Martinez Fischer Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 21, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2982 Relating to law enforcement policies prohibiting a peace officer from using less lethal projectiles for the purpose of controlling the activity or movement of a gathering of people. Here: left pending Erin Zwiener Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 20, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2961 Relating to access under the public information law to certain information held by a law enforcement agency or prosecutor. Here: left pending Joe Moody Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 20, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 3065 Relating to the disposition of a firearm surrendered through a firearm buyback program administered by certain local law enforcement agencies. Here: left pending Rafael Anchía Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 20, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 3049 Relating to the designation of animal control officers as first responders. Here: left pending Helen Kerwin Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 20, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 3238 Relating to an optional health condition or disability designation on a driver's license or personal identification certificate. Here: left pending Chris Turner Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 20, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 3119 Relating to the preservation of evidence collected from a forensic medical examination for certain sexual assaults. Here: left pending Johnson Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 20, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 3107 Relating to the development of a model policy by the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System for the enforcement and implementation of state laws regarding certain persons prohibited by law from possessing a firearm or ammunition. Here: left pending Vikki Goodwin Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 20, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2752 Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities. Here: left pending Cody Vasut Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 19, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2912 Relating to a prohibition on engaging in lobbying activities on behalf of a foreign adversary; providing a civil penalty. Here: left pending Briscoe Cain Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 19, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2823 Relating to establishing a grant program for qualified medical expenses of retired law enforcement dogs. Here: left pending A.J. Louderback Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 19, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2759 Relating to the unlawful possession of a firearm by a person convicted of certain felony offenses. Here: left pending Wes Virdell Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 19, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2769 Relating to prohibiting the transfer of certain semiautomatic rifles to certain recipients; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty. Here: left pending Rafael Anchía Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 19, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2727 Relating to the creation of certain criminal offenses concerning firearm sales at gun shows. Here: left pending Rafael Anchía Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 18, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2656 Relating to motor vehicle stops by a peace officer operating an unmarked law enforcement motor vehicle. Here: left pending Wes Virdell Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 18, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2660 Relating to the requirement to obtain certification and continuing education for certain public information officers. Here: left pending Don McLaughlin Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 18, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2629 Relating to requiring a person convicted of an offense involving family violence or a person who is the subject of a protective order to surrender firearms owned by the person; authorizing a fee. Here: left pending Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 18, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2648 Relating to the use of deadly force to make an arrest. Here: left pending Harold Dutton Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 18, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2650 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. Here: left pending Salman Bhojani Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 18, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2700 Relating to the definition of holster for purposes of certain criminal offenses. Here: left pending Rafael Anchía Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 18, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2606 Relating to the unlawful acquisition, purchase, and transfer of certain weapons; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty. Here: left pending John Bryant Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 18, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2536 Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense. Here: left pending Jeff Leach Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 17, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2527 Relating to prohibiting lobbyists from representing certain aliens or foreign entities, providing a criminal penalty. Here: left pending King Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 17, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2595 Relating to prohibiting certain dealings with foreign adversaries by public schools and public institutions of higher education; providing civil penalties; creating criminal offenses. Here: left pending Briscoe Cain Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 17, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2571 Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of unlawful carrying of certain weapons and unlawful transfer of certain weapons. Here: left pending Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 17, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2549 Relating to the inclusion of a person's sex on driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, commercial learner's permits, and personal identification certificates. Here: left pending David Lowe Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 17, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HJR 127 Proposing a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right of every person to keep and bear arms. Here: left pending Briscoe Cain Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 17, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 1995 Relating to the notification of a peace officer through an indication associated with vehicle registration that the vehicle owner may be transporting a person with a disability. Here: left pending Ana Hernandez Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 14, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2250 Relating to the criminal offense of making a firearm accessible to a child. Here: left pending Vikki Goodwin Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 14, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2047 Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of making a firearm accessible to a child. Here: left pending Vikki Goodwin Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 14, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 1956 Relating to the seizure of firearms by a peace officer during the emergency detention of certain persons who may have a mental illness. Here: left pending Vikki Goodwin Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 14, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 1839 Relating to the iWatchTexas community reporting system administered by the Department of Public Safety and a monetary reward program for certain information on suspicious or criminal activity reported through that system; creating criminal offenses. Here: left pending Ryan Guillen Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 14, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2373 Relating to the issuance of an original, renewal, corrected, or duplicate driver's license. Here: left pending Marc LaHood Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 14, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 1849 Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense. Here: left pending Cole Hefner Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 14, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2241 Relating to firearms; authorizing a private civil right of action. Here: left pending Harold Dutton Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 14, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 1739 Relating to the notice given by a property owner prohibiting certain persons from carrying certain firearms on the property. Here: left pending Carl Tepper Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 14, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2393 Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of certain devices intended to modify handguns. Here: left pending Trey Martinez Fischer Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 14, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2096 Relating to the notification of a peace officer through an indication associated with vehicle registration that a person has a health condition or disability that may impede effective communication. Here: left pending Mando Martinez Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 14, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2356 Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of certain devices intended to modify handguns. Here: left pending Mihaela Pleșa Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 14, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2090 Relating to establishment of the disaster identification system for a declared state of disaster. Here: left pending Mando Martinez Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 14, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2161 Relating to federal firearm reporting for persons recently released from emergency detention. Here: left pending Erin Gámez Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 14, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2382 Relating to the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons; creating a criminal offense. Here: left pending Mihaela Pleșa Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 14, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2069 Relating to a parent's right to intervene in the apprehension by a peace officer of a child for an emergency detention and certain requirements and restrictions applicable to an emergency detention. Here: left pending Lacey Hull Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 14, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2389 Relating to prohibiting the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by and contracts or other agreements with certain aliens or foreign entities. Here: left pending Helen Kerwin Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 14, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2307 Relating to the establishment of a grant program to assist law enforcement agencies in collecting DNA samples from defendants arrested for a felony offense. Here: left pending Mihaela Pleșa Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 14, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 1923 Relating to removing the requirement that an applicant for or holder of a license to carry a handgun provide fingerprints. Here: left pending Wes Virdell Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 14, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2083 Relating to the use of automatic license plate reader systems. Here: left pending John Bucy Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 14, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2366 Relating to the applicability to election judges of a prohibition on the carrying of a concealed handgun at a polling place. Here: left pending Jared Patterson Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 14, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2331 Relating to the prosecution of the offense of smuggling of persons. Here: left pending Andy Hopper Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 14, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2380 Relating to prohibiting the transfer of firearms to certain recipients. Here: left pending Mihaela Pleșa Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 14, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2381 Relating to the reporting of lost or stolen firearms; creating a criminal offense. Here: left pending Vikki Goodwin Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 14, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 2089 Relating to the notification of a peace officer through an indication associated with vehicle registration that the vehicle owner may be transporting a person with a disability. Here: left pending Mando Martinez Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 14, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 1561 Relating to the licensing of legal permanent residents as county jailers by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and the hiring of those legal permanent residents by political subdivisions. Here: left pending Ana Hernandez Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 12, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs HB 1556 Relating to prohibiting the transfer of certain semiautomatic rifles to certain recipients; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty. Here: left pending Joe Moody Referred to committee Did not pass Mar 12, 2025 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs