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HB2291   Signed by the Governor
Referred to House Community Safety, Select Committee, chaired by a Republican
Referred to Senate State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Caption: Relating to the carrying or possession of a handgun by certain retired judges and justices.
Republican Bill, authored by Slawson; Holland; Ashby
Co-authors: Stucky; Vasut
Sponsors: Birdwell
Co-sponsors:

View at Texas Legislature Online

Tue 2/14/2023


(H) Filed
(H) Shelby Slawson signed onto the bill as Author
 

Thu 3/9/2023


(H) Referred to the House Community Safety, Select Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Tue 4/18/2023


(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Cody Vasut signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) House Community Safety, Select Committee met and decided to leave this bill pending without objection.
 

Thu 4/20/2023


(H) House Community Safety, Select Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Guillen; Bowers; Burrows; Canales; Dorazio; Goodwin; Harless; King, Tracy O.; Landgraf; Troxclair) Absents (Johnson, Jarvis; Holland; Moody)
 

Mon 5/1/2023


(H) Referred to the House Calendars Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Fri 5/5/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 1116 (HB 2291 was passed)

RV#1116: Yeas 130 (R 84, D 46) - Nays 15 (R 0, D 15)
View in House Legislative Journal

Yea - Allen; Allison; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Frank; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Price; Raney; Raymond; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Shine; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu

Nay - Bryant; Bucy; Dutton; González, M.; Hinojosa; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Morales, C.; Ortega; Plesa; Ramos; Reynolds; Rosenthal; Talarico; Zwiener

(H) Justin Holland signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Trent Ashby signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Tue 5/9/2023


(S) Referred to the Senate State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
(H) Lynn Stucky signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Mon 5/15/2023


(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Wed 5/17/2023


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Thu 5/18/2023


(S) Record Vote (Senate Third Reading)

Senate Vote: Yeas 27 (R 19, D 8) - Nays 4 (R 0, D 4)

Yea - Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hall; Hancock; Hinojosa; Huffman; Hughes; King; Kolkhorst; LaMantia; Menéndez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; Springer; West; Whitmire; Zaffirini

Nay - Blanco; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; Johnson

 

Mon 5/22/2023


(H) Signed in the House
 

Tue 5/23/2023


(S) Signed in the Senate


Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Blankenship, Sandra for self
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Brauer, Andrea for self
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Chance, Carol for self
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Cornelius, Tracy for self
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Figueroa, Sarah for self
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Golden, Nicole for self (with Texas Gun Sense)
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Griffith, Carrie for self
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Guidry, Jennifer for self
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Guy, Linda for self
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Haas, Lori for self
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Hommel, Solange for self
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before Senate State Affairs as Hommel, Solange for self
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Kling, Kelsey for self
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Kling, Steven for self (with Gun Owners for Safety)
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Kopenec, Stefani for self
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Korson, Lisa for self
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Pfiester, Nancy for self
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Rosenberg, Chris for self
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Schenkkan, Frances for self
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Stewart, Susan for self
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Swami, Ramya for Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
 

For

(Tue 4/18/2023) Testifying before House Community Safety, Select as Belsick, Michael for self
(Tue 4/18/2023) Testifying before House Community Safety, Select as Lively, James for self
(Tue 4/18/2023) Testifying before House Community Safety, Select as Virdell, Wesley for Gun Owners of America
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Batton, David for Harris County Deputies Organization Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 39
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before Senate State Affairs as Batton, David for Harris County Deputies Organization Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 39
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Bohnert, Henry for self
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Bohnert, Richard for self
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Bolgiano, John for self
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Castaneda, Ivana for self
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Crow, Tisha for self
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Gibson, Leigh for self (with Gun owners of America)
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Grisham, CJ for self (with Open Carry Texas)
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before Senate State Affairs as Grisham, CJ for self (with Texas Gun Rights)
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Hayes, Richard for self
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before Senate State Affairs as Hunt, Ray for self (with Houston Police Officers Union)
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before Senate State Affairs as Johnson, Ed for self
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Leihsing, Stephanie for self
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Louderback, AJ for Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as McNutt, Chris for self (with Texas Gun Rights)
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Morris, Joe for Game Warden Peace Officer's Association
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Moyers, Kimberly for self
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as O'Neil, Robin for self
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before Senate State Affairs as Parkinson, Thomas for self
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Parnell, James for Dallas Police Association (DPA)
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before Senate State Affairs as Parnell, James for Dallas Police Association (DPA)
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Reed, Dallas for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before Senate State Affairs as Reed, Dallas for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Scifres, Ray for self (with Sheriff's Association of Texas)
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Smith, Angela for self (with Fredericksburg Tea Party)
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Thompson, Rick for County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before Senate State Affairs as Thompson, Rick for County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Thornburg, Clinton for self
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Vaughn, Ryan for self
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before Senate State Affairs as Virdell, Wesley for Gun Owners of America
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before Senate State Affairs as Wilkerson, John for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Willeford, Stephen for self
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Yates, James for self
 

On

(Tue 4/18/2023) Testifying before House Community Safety, Select as Hester, Jason for Texas Department of Public Safety
(Tue 4/18/2023) Registering before House Community Safety, Select as Greenwood, Dianna for Texas State Rifle Association



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