2017 Texas Legislative Roundup


Bills For Consideration:
House

  • HB 14
    Relating to the carrying of handguns by license holders on the property of state hospitals; providing a civil penalty.
  • HB 56
    Relating to the carrying of a handgun by a first responder engaged in the actual discharge of the first responder’s duties.
  • HB 99
    Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and firearm ammunition; creating a criminal offense.
  • HB 110
    Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and firearm ammunition within the State of Texas.
  • HB 111
    Relating to an educational program and fee reductions to improve firearm safety.
  • HB 131
    Relating to exempting the intrastate manufacture of a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition from federal regulation.
  • HB 191
    Relating to the notice given by a property owner prohibiting a handgun license holder from carrying a handgun on certain property.
  • HB 234.
    Relating to wrongful exclusion of handgun license holders from property owned by or leased to a governmental entity and to certain offenses relating to the carrying of handguns on that property.
  • HB 246
    Relating to the notice given by a property owner prohibiting a handgun license holder from carrying a handgun on the property.
  • HB 255
    Relating to the offense involving the carrying of handguns by license holders on the premises or property of certain recreational facilities.
  • HB 259
    Relating to the creation of certain offenses concerning firearm sales at gun shows; authorizing a fee.
  • HB 282
    Relating to the carrying of handguns on the campuses of and certain other locations associated with institutions of higher education.
  • HB 291
    Relating to limiting the locations in which a license holder may openly carry a handgun; restricting an exception to a criminal offense.
  • HB 339
    Relating to the removal of a fee for the issuance of an original, duplicate, modified, or renewed license to carry a handgun.
  • HB 356
    Relating to the carrying of concealed or holstered handguns by certain handgun license holders attending a meeting of the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school.
  • HB 372
    Relating to the handgun proficiency required to obtain or renew a license to carry a handgun.
  • HB 375
    Relating to providing for the carrying of handguns without a license and to related offenses and penalties.
  • HB 391
    Relating to the carrying of handguns on the campuses of and certain other locations associated with institutions of higher education.
  • HB 392
    Relating to certain offenses involving the carrying of handguns by license holders on the premises of certain hospitals, mental health facilities, and nursing facilities.
  • HB 403
    Relating to the handgun proficiency required to obtain or renew a license to carry a handgun.
  • HB 421
    Relating to the exemption from application of the Private Security Act of certain persons who provide security services on a volunteer basis at a place of religious worship.
  • HB 435
    Relating to the application of certain weapons laws to and liability for certain actions of volunteer emergency services personnel licensed to carry a handgun.
  • HB 447
    Relating to the civil liability of certain businesses in connection with allowing or forbidding handguns on the business premises.
  • HB 465
    Relating to the prosecution of certain offenses involving the carrying of weapons at amusement parks or locations associated with schools or educational institutions.
  • HB 466
    Relating to limiting the locations in which a license holder may openly carry a handgun; restricting an exception to a criminal offense.
  • HB 485
    Relating to an exemption from the sales tax for firearms and hunting supplies for a limited period.
  • HB 497
    Relating to the liability of a business that allows handguns to be carried on the business’s premises.
  • HB 514
    Relating to the authority of certain personal protection officers to carry certain weapons.
  • HB 556
    Relating to the civil liability of certain persons in connection with allowing or forbidding handguns on the premises of a business or apartment complex.
  • HB 560
    Relating to the places where a person may carry a handgun if the person is licensed to carry a handgun and to certain related criminal offenses.
  • HB 606
    Relating to the liability of a person who allows handguns to be carried on property owned, controlled, or managed by the person.
  • HB 621
    Relating to requirements for certain applicants to obtain an original, duplicate, modified, or renewed license to carry a handgun; waiving a fee.
  • HB 631
    Relating to a public awareness campaign on firearm safety and suicide prevention.
  • HB 781
    Relating to the issuance of a handgun license.
  • HB 782
    Relating to the handgun proficiency required to obtain or renew a license to carry a handgun.
  • HB 790
    Relating to the definition of an illegal knife.
  • HB 866
    Relating to a public awareness campaign on firearm safety and suicide prevention.
  • HB 867
    Relating to school marshals for private schools.
  • HB 873
    Relating to prohibiting certain establishments serving the public from restricting a peace officer or special investigator from carrying a weapon on the premises.
  • HB 899
    Relating to the notice given by a property owner prohibiting a handgun license holder from carrying a handgun on certain property.
  • HB 913
    Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of certain prohibited explosive weapons.
  • HB 927
    Relating to the regulation of firearms, air guns, knives, ammunition, and firearm and air gun supplies; imposing a civil penalty.
  • HB 960
    Relating to the appointment of school marshals by public schools and the ammunition approved for use by a school marshal serving a public school or a public junior college.
  • HB 968
    Relating to the prosecution of the offense of possessing a weapon in certain prohibited places associated with schools or postsecondary educational institutions.
  • HB 980
    Relating to reducing certain fees for a license to carry a handgun for county jailers.
  • HB 981
    Relating to the carrying of handguns by and an exemption from application of the Private Security Act of certain persons who provide security services on a volunteer basis at an established place of religious worship.
  • HB 982
    Relating to the carrying of a handgun by a first responder engaged in the actual discharge of the first responder’s duties.
  • HB 1024
    Relating to the removal of a fee for the issuance of an original, duplicate, modified, or renewed license to carry a handgun.
  • HB 1153
    Relating to the offense involving the carrying of handguns by license holders on the premises of state hospitals and state supported living centers.
  • HB 1209
    Relating to the punishment for the offense of unlawfully carrying a handgun by a license holder.
  • HB 1229
    Relating to prohibiting the transfer of a firearm to a person listed in the terrorist screening database maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
  • HB 1267
    Relating to the exemption from certain security licensure of certain persons who provide security services on a volunteer basis at a private primary or secondary school or at a place of religious worship.
  • HB 1313
    Relating to the establishment of school marshal grant programs by the criminal justice division of the governor’s office and the adoption of a school marshals promotion program.
  • HB 1337
    Relating to the carrying or storage of a handgun by a firefighter at the fire station to which the firefighter is assigned.
  • HB 1637
    Relating to warning signs applicable to the carrying of weapons on the premises of certain holders of alcoholic beverage licenses and permits and to grounds for cancellation of those licenses and permits.
  • HB 1692
    Relating to the transportation or storage of a handgun or other firearm or ammunition by a license holder in a motor vehicle in a parking area of a primary or secondary school.
  • HB 1742
    Relating to the rights of certain defendants who successfully complete a term of community supervision.
  • HB 1771
    Relating to the use of certain weapons in or on the beds or banks of the Canadian River in Potter County.
  • HB 1777
    Relating to eligibility for a security officer commission.
  • HB 1781
    Relating to the handgun proficiency examination required for a security officer commission.
  • HB 1819
    Relating to the criminal consequences of engaging in certain conduct with respect to a firearm silencer.
  • HB 1827
    Relating to prohibiting carrying a firearm while intoxicated; creating an offense.
  • HB 1911
    Relating to granting authority to carry a firearm to an unlicensed person who otherwise meets certain requirements for a handgun license and to related criminal offenses; creating a criminal offense.
  • HB 1914
    Relating to the issuance of a citation for the offense of trespass by certain persons carrying handguns.
  • HB 1915
    Relating to the prosecution of the offense of possessing a weapon in certain prohibited places associated with schools or educational institutions.
  • HB 1935
    Relating to the carrying of certain knives.
  • HB 1945
    Relating to the criminal consequences of engaging in certain conduct with respect to a firearm silencer.
  • HB 1966
    Relating to the carrying of a concealed handgun on the premises of a condominium or multifamily residential rental property.
  • HB 2003
    Relating to the carrying of concealed or holstered handguns in a courthouse by certain court clerks licensed to carry a handgun.
  • HB 2009
    Relating to an exemption for certain law enforcement and military personnel from the requirement to complete a hunter education program.
  • HB 2022
    Relating to warning signs applicable to the carrying of weapons on the premises of certain holders of alcoholic beverage licenses and permits.
  • HB 2034
    Relating to requiring a national instant criminal background check in connection with certain firearm sales; creating an offense.
  • HB 2083
    Relating to expedited processing of certain applications for a license to carry a handgun; waiving a fee.
  • HB 2105
    Relating to the transportation and storage of firearms and ammunition in private vehicles on the campuses of institutions of higher education.
  • HB 2245
    Relating to restrictions on the use of certain sprays, Tasers, and stun guns against public school students.
  • HB 2318
    Relating to requirements for certain applicants to obtain an original, duplicate, modified, or renewed license to carry a handgun; waiving certain fees.
  • HB 2380
    Relating to a defense to prosecution for the offense of trespass by certain persons carrying handguns.

Senate

  • SB 16
    Relating to the removal of a fee for the issuance of an original, duplicate, modified, or renewed license to carry a handgun.
  • SB 86
    Relating to the liability of a property owner who allows handguns to be carried on the owner’s property.
  • SB 93
    Relating to prohibiting public funds from being used to enforce certain federal or international laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and firearm ammunition within the State of Texas.
  • SB 101
    Relating to commissioned security officers employed by the board of trustees of a school district.
  • SB 104
    Relating to prohibiting certain physician questions regarding firearms.
  • SB 133
    Relating to an exemption from the sales tax for firearms and hunting supplies for a limited period.
  • SB 138
    Relating to the exemption from range instruction for certain persons applying to obtain a license to carry a handgun.
  • SB 206
    Relating to certain criminal offenses concerning the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons; increasing a criminal penalty.
  • SB 220
    Relating to the offense involving the carrying of handguns by license holders on the premises of certain mental health facilities.
  • SB 221
    Relating to prohibiting the transfer of a firearm to a person listed in the terrorist screening database maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
  • SB 222
    Relating to designating June as Gun Violence Awareness Month.
  • SB 263
    Relating to the handgun proficiency required to obtain or renew a license to carry a handgun.
  • SB 264
    Relating to an application made by a county jailer to obtain a license to carry a handgun; reducing a fee.
  • SB 294
    Relating to a prohibition against the use of stun guns and Tasers against public school students.
  • SB 349
    Relating to the prosecution of the offense of possessing a weapon in certain prohibited places associated with schools or postsecondary educational institutions.
  • SB 444
    Relating to school marshals for private schools.
  • SB 449
    Relating to the carrying of a concealed handgun on the premises of certain businesses.
  • SB 450
    Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and firearm ammunition.
  • SB 458
    Relating to the offense of carrying a handgun while intoxicated.
  • SB 459
    Relating to the regulation or taxation of firearms, air guns, knives, or ammunition by a municipality or county.
  • SB 577
    Relating to the offense involving the carrying of handguns by license holders on the premises of state hospitals.
  • SB 583
    Relating to the punishment for the offense of unlawfully carrying a handgun by a license holder.
  • SB 618
    Relating to the liability of certain property owners who allow handguns to be carried on certain property.
  • SB 772
    Relating to the authority of a code enforcement officer when performing official duties to possess or carry an instrument used for deterring the bite of an animal.
  • SB 778
    Relating to the appointment of school marshals by public schools and the ammunition approved for use by a school marshal serving a public school or a public junior college.
  • SB 842
    Relating to the criminal consequences of engaging in certain conduct with respect to a firearm silencer.
  • SB 953
    Relating to warning signs applicable to the carrying of weapons on the premises of certain holders of alcoholic beverage licenses and permits.
  • SJR 30
    Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting this state or a political subdivision of this state from adopting or enforcing a law, ordinance, order, or other regulation requiring the registration of a firearm.