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HB1234

Signed by Governor
Authored by Ryan Guillen (R)
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Caption: Relating to certain procedures required for the denial of certain applications for a license to carry a handgun.
Initially Referred to House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
HB 1234 modifies the process for denying handgun license applications based on medical advisory board recommendations. The Department of Public Safety must provide applicants with a detailed written explanation of the denial recommendation and allow at least 30 days for applicants to submit additional materials. The bill requires these materials to be reviewed by the recommending board before a final decision is made, ensuring greater transparency and applicant participation in the process.

Co-authors: Morales Shaw (D); Wilson (R)
Sponsors: Hagenbuch (R)


(H) Hagenbuch signed onto the bill as
 

Nov 12, 2024


(H) Guillen signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed
 

Mar 10, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 19, 2025


(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee
 

Mar 26, 2025


(H) House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs met.
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

Mar 31, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

Apr 17, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

Apr 28, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 1, 2025


(H) Wilson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Guillen amended the bill.
(H) Passed to engrossment as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#1197: Yea 130 (R 82, D 48) - Nay 12 (R 0, D 12)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, M.; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Romero; Rose; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu

Nay - Bryant; Bucy; Gonzalez, J.; Goodwin; Hinojosa; Howard; Meza; Morales, C.; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Rosenthal; Zweiner

Absent - Dean; Gerdes

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Rhetta Bowers: "When Record No. 1197 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Stan Gerdes: "When Record No. 1197 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
 

May 2, 2025


(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#1303: Yea 118 (R 78, D 40) - Nay 11 (R 0, D 11)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, E.; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Romero; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Zweiner

Nay - Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Goodwin; Hinojosa; Howard; Rodriguez Ramos; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Wu

Absent - Bernal; Jones, J.; King; Lopez, R.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Schofield; Turner

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Jessica Gonzelez: "When Record No. 1303 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Jolanda Jones: "When Record No. 1303 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Reported engrossed
 

May 5, 2025


(S) Received from the House
(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate State Affairs, chaired by a Republican
 

May 15, 2025


(H) Morales Shaw signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

May 22, 2025


(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee
 

May 23, 2025


(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

May 26, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

May 28, 2025


(S) Placed on local & uncontested calendar
(S) Removed from local & uncontested calendar
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Record vote

20250527_HB1234_2R: Yea 25 (R 20, D 5) - Nay 6 (R 0, D 6)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

Nay - Alvarado; Blanco; Cook; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; Johnson

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(S) Read 2nd time
(S) Amendment(s) offered

20250527_HB1234_FA1: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

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(S) Amended
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Passed to 3rd reading as amended
(S) Record vote
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250527_HB1234_3R: Yea 25 (R 20, D 5) - Nay 6 (R 0, D 6)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

Nay - Alvarado; Blanco; Cook; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; Johnson

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(S) Record vote
(H) Senate passage as amended reported
(H) Senate Amendments distributed
(H) Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
 

May 29, 2025


(H) House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
(H) Record vote

RV#4033: Yea 104 (R 81, D 23) - Nay 28 (R 0, D 28)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gamez; Garcia, J.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Wharton; Wilson; Zweiner

Nay - Anchia; Bernal; Bowers; Bucy; Cole; Collier; Flores; Garcia, L.; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Hinojosa; Howard; Longoria; Martinez Fischer; Morales Shaw; Perez, V.; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu

Absent - Campos; Davis, Y.; Garcia Hernandez; Hernandez; Jones, V.; Manuel; Metcalf; Morales, C.; Orr; Reynolds; Swanson

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Cassandra Garcia Hernandez: "When Record No. 4033 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Jolanda Jones: "When Record No. 4033 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Salman Bhojani: "When Record No. 4033 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
(H) Text of Senate Amendment(s)
(S) House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
 

May 30, 2025


(H) Reported enrolled
 

May 31, 2025


(H) Signed in the House
 

Jun 1, 2025


(S) Signed in the Senate
(E) Sent to the Governor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Emily Taylor for self (with Gun Owners of America)
(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Gary Zimmerman for self
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Chris McNutt for self (with Texas Gun Rights)
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Jennifer Szimanski for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Richard Hayes for self
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Steven Deline for self
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Wendy Kalthoff for self
 

On

(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Jorie Klein for Department of State Health Services
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Jorie Klein for Department of State Health Services
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Natalie Robertson for Texas Department of Public Safety



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