Bill Watch

Bill Watch

Stay up to date with gun legislation being considered in the Texas Legislature, posted below and updated throughout the legislative session.

Click the highlighted bill numbers to view the most up-to-date status and to read bill text.

88th Legislative Session (2023) – Last update: 03/03/23

TXGR Position

Bill Number

Author

Subject

Status

TXGR Priority

HB 1894 Cain Prohibiting “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation laws in the state of Texas. Referred to Community Safety Committee

TXGR Priority

HB 5153 Tinderholt Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA), expanding the Texas Second Amendment Sanctuary law passed in 2021. Filed

TXGR Priority

HB 4554 Slaton Expanding Constitutional Carry to areas of college campuses where licensed carry is already allowed. Filed

TXGR Priority

HB 4663 Dorazio Bringing the Constitutional Carry law into conformity with Firearms Policy Coal., Inc. v. McCraw, allowing ALL law-abiding adults to carry a firearm without first begging for a government permission slip! Filed

SUPPORT

HB 2837 Schaefer Prohibiting financial institutions in Texas from surveilling, reporting, or tracking the purchase of firearms and ammunition. Filed

SUPPORT

HB 2705 Hayes Removing Short Barreled Firearms from the prohibited weapons list. Referred to Community Safety Committee

SUPPORT

HB 2953 Bumgarner Removing Short Barreled Firearms from the prohibited weapons list. Filed

Oppose

SB 728 Huffman Expanding the NICS gun registry and discouraging 16-18 year olds from seeking mental health treatment. Passed the Senate and received by House

Oppose

SB 1184 Eckhardt Expanding the NICS gun registry and discouraging 16-18 year olds from seeking mental health treatment. Referred to State Affairs Committee

Oppose

HB 2780 Leach Expanding the NICS gun registry and discouraging 16-18 year olds from seeking mental health treatment. Referred to Community Safety Committee

Oppose

SB 787 Huffman Implementing a 10-year mandatory minimum sentence on crimes where a gun is present, putting gun owners at risk in self-defense situations gone awry. Referred to Criminal Justice Committee

Oppose

SB 32 Zaffirini A ban on semi-automatic pistols, shotguns, and rifles. Referred to State Affairs Committee

Oppose

HB 817 Meza A ban on semi-automatic pistols, shotguns, and rifles. Referred to Community Safety Committee

Oppose

HB 925 Dutton A ban on semi-automatic pistols, shotguns, and rifles. Referred to Community Safety Committee

Oppose

SB 144 Gutierrez “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation allowing government agents to seize legally-owned firearms based on a mere accusation or a difference in political beliefs. Referred to State Affairs Committee

Oppose

SB 529 West “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation allowing government agents to seize legally-owned firearms based on a mere accusation or a difference in political beliefs. Referred to State Affairs Committee

Oppose

SB 1274 Eckhardt “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation allowing government agents to seize legally-owned firearms based on a mere accusation or a difference in political beliefs. Referred to State Affairs Committee

Oppose

HB 123 Goodwin “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation allowing government agents to seize legally-owned firearms based on a mere accusation or a difference in political beliefs. Referred to Community Safety Committee

Oppose

HB 136

Reynolds “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation allowing government agents to seize legally-owned firearms based on a mere accusation or a difference in political beliefs. Referred to Community Safety Committee

Oppose

HB 1398 Moody “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation allowing government agents to seize legally-owned firearms based on a mere accusation or a difference in political beliefs. Referred to Community Safety Committee

Oppose

HB 3057 Johnson “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation allowing government agents to seize legally-owned firearms based on a mere accusation or a difference in political beliefs. Referred to Community Safety Committee

Oppose

HB 3996 Bryant “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation allowing government agents to seize legally-owned firearms based on a mere accusation or a difference in political beliefs. Filed

Oppose

HB 22 Moody Forced Gun Registration on sales of multiple firearms. Referred to Community Safety Committee

Oppose

HB 106 Bernal Forced Gun Registration on sales of multiple firearms. Referred to Community Safety Committee

Oppose

HB 284 Goodwin Forced Gun Registration on sales of multiple firearms. Referred to Community Safety Committee

Oppose

HB 324 Goodwin Forced Gun Registration on sales of multiple firearms. Referred to Community Safety Committee

Oppose

HB 662 Meza Forced Gun Registration on sales of multiple firearms. Referred to Community Safety Committee

Oppose

SB 360 Eckhardt Forced Gun Registration on firearms sales at gun shows. Referred to State Affairs Committee

Oppose

HB 110 Reynolds Forced Gun Registration on firearms sales at gun shows. Referred to Community Safety Committee

Oppose

HB 146 Goodwin Forced Gun Registration on firearms sales at gun shows. Referred to Community Safety Committee

Oppose

HB 308 Bernal Forced Gun Registration on firearms sales at gun shows. Referred to Community Safety Committee

Oppose

SB 170 Blanco Universal Gun Registration, criminalizing the private sale, gift, or borrowing of a firearm without first going through the NICS gun owner registry and paying a tax. Referred to State Affairs Committee

Oppose

SB 370 Eckhardt Universal Gun Registration, criminalizing the private sale, gift, or borrowing of a firearm without first going through the NICS gun owner registry and paying a tax. Referred to State Affairs Committee

Oppose

HB 155 Ortega Universal Gun Registration, criminalizing the private sale, gift, or borrowing of a firearm without first going through the NICS gun owner registry and paying a tax. Referred to Community Safety Committee

Oppose

HB 236 Goodwin Universal Gun Registration, criminalizing the private sale, gift, or borrowing of a firearm without first going through the NICS gun owner registry and paying a tax. Referred to Community Safety Committee

Oppose

HB 88 Goodwin Adding a state tax to all firearms, firearms accessories, and ammunition. Referred to Ways & Means

Oppose

HB 447 Thierry Adding a state tax to all firearms, firearms accessories, and ammunition. Referred to Ways & Means

Oppose

HB 197 Ortega Banning firearms magazines that hold more than a handful of rounds. Referred to Community Safety Committee

Oppose

SB 205 Eckhardt Repealing Campus Carry, disarming college students and their family visitors and turning them into sitting ducks for an attacker Referred to State Affairs Committee

Oppose

HB 298 Goodwin Temporarily denying the right of a gun owner to purchase a firearm. Referred to Community Safety Committee

Oppose

HB 877 Meza Criminalizing the tradition of building your own firearm under the guise of a “ghost gun” ban. Referred to Community Safety Committee

Oppose

HB 565 Goodwin Raising the age to purchase a firearm in Texas.

Referred to Community Safety Committee

Oppose

HB 179 Goodwin A ban on open carry, criminalizing gun owners who don’t want to wear their handgun concealed in hot, summer months.

Referred to Community Safety Committee

Oppose

HB 216 Ortega A ban on open carry, criminalizing gun owners who don’t want to wear their handgun concealed in hot, summer months.

Referred to Community Safety Committee

Oppose

HB 244 Bernal A ban on open carry, criminalizing gun owners who don’t want to wear their handgun concealed in hot, summer months.

Referred to Community Safety Committee

 

There are dozens more anti-gun bills filed, but these are the most onerous. Please contact your legislator to tell them to oppose ALL gun control. 

Also, please sign your petition instructing your State Representative and State Senator to support HB 1894 to Ban “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation in Texas! 

Committee contact information:

House Select Committee on Community Safety 
Chair: Rep. Ryan Guillen (Republican), (512) 463-0416, Ryan.Guillen@house.texas.gov 

House Ways & Means Committee
Chair: Rep. Morgan Meyer (Republican), (512) 463-0367, Morgan.Meyer@house.texas.gov

Senate State Affairs Committee  
Chair: Sen. Bryan Hughes (Republican), (512) 463-0101, Bryan.Hughes@senate.texas.gov 

87th Legislative Session (2021) – Last update: 11/12/21

TXGR Position

Bill Number

Author

Subject

Status

TXGR Priority

1927

Schaefer

Constitutional Carry for law-abiding adults at least 21 years of age. This bill, however, does not include Constitutional Carry on lands managed by the LCRA (Lower Colorado River Authority) or college campuses.

VICTORY!

Signed into law 6/15/21

Oppose

HB 118

Ortega

Universal Gun Registration.

DEAD

Oppose

HB 127

Ortega

Bans open carry of long guns.

DEAD

Oppose

HB 164

Meza

"Red Flag" Gun Confiscation without due process.

DEAD

Oppose

HB 172

Meza

So-called "Assault Weapons" Ban.

DEAD

Oppose

HB 178

Meza

Banning possession or transfer of standard capacity magazines over 10 rounds.

DEAD

Oppose

HB 185

Meza

Mandatory firearms storage law.

DEAD

Oppose

HB 196

Meza

Gutting the Texas ‘ "Castle Doctrine" law by requiring a duty to retreat.

DEAD

Oppose

HB 201

Meza

Repealing the Texas Campus Carry law.

DEAD

Oppose

HB 208

Meza

Bans DIY gun builds with 80% lowers. So-called "ghost gun" ban.

DEAD

Oppose

HB 210

Meza

"Red Flag" Gun Confiscation without due process.

DEAD

Oppose

HB 213

Bernal

Bans open carry of long guns.

DEAD

Oppose

HB 218

Meza

Universal Gun Registration.

DEAD

Oppose

HB 227

Meza

Notifies state law enforcement of failed- NICS background checks, which notoriously produces 90% false positives.

DEAD

Oppose

HB 234

Ortega

Banning possession or transfer of standard capacity magazines over 10 rounds.

DEAD

Oppose

HB 238

Meza

Repeals state pre-emption laws, allowing liberal cities and counties to enact local level gun control.

DEAD

Oppose

HB 241

Ortega

So-called "Assault Weapons" Ban.

DEAD

Oppose

HB 245

Bernal

Gun Registration for those without a license to carry.

DEAD

Support

HB 336

Cain

Prohibiting the enforcement of "Red Flag" Gun Confiscation laws in Texas.

DEAD

Oppose

HB 395

Moody

"Red Flag" Gun Confiscation without due process.

DEAD

Oppose

HB 603

Meza

Abolishes reciprocity of handgun licenses and the right of Texas LTC holders to carry in other states.

DEAD

Oppose

HB 606

Goodwin

Universal Gun Registration.

DEAD

Oppose

HB 760

Goodwin

Gun Registration for those without a license to carry.

DEAD

Oppose

HB 791

Goodwin

Banning open carry of firearms within 500 feet of a "public demonstration."

DEAD

Oppose

SB 84

Miles

"Red Flag" Gun Confiscation without due process.

DEAD

Oppose

SB 110

West

"Red Flag" Gun Confiscation without due process.

DEAD

Oppose

SB 163

Blanco

Gun Registration for those without a license to carry.

DEAD

Oppose

SB 242

Eckhardt

Universal Gun Registration.

DEAD

Oppose

SB 283

Alvarado

"Red Flag" Gun Confiscation without due process.

DEAD

Oppose

SB 311

Eckhardt

Banning open cary of firearms within 500 feet of a "public demonstration."

DEAD

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