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Expands eligibility for a license to carry a handgun to include retired judges of constitutional or statutory county courts who served at least 48 months, so more people can legally carry handguns.
a retired judge of a constitutional county court or statutory county court who served at least 48 months in a constitutional county court or statutory county court.
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Stage: Law · step 6 of 6
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends the definition of 'retired judicial officer' in Government Code §411.201(a)(3) to add retired county court judges meeting a service threshold, expanding who qualifies for a license to carry a handgun under Texas law (a topic under firearms/carry). The applicability provision is purely transitional and produces no net change in the law's effect on carry eligibility.
| Date | Chamber | Motion | Yea-Nay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-06 | H | Read 2nd time RV#1519 | 128-14 | Passed |
| 2025-05-07 | H | Read 3rd time RV#1596 | 133-12 | Passed |
| 2025-05-27 | S | Three day rule suspended | 29-2 | Passed |
| 2025-05-27 | S | Read 3rd time | 29-2 | Passed |
| 2025-05-27 | S | Three day rule suspended | 29-2 | Passed |
| 2025-05-27 | S | Read 3rd time | 29-2 | Passed |
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-20 | Effective on 9/1/25 | |
| 2025-06-20 | Signed by the Governor | |
| 2025-05-30 | Sent to the Governor | |
| 2025-05-28 | S | Signed in the Senate |
| 2025-05-28 | H | Signed in the House |
| 2025-05-28 | H | Reported enrolled |
| 2025-05-28 | H | Senate passage reported |
| 2025-05-27 | S | Record vote |
| 2025-05-27 | S | Passed |
| 2025-05-27 | S | Read 3rd time |
| 2025-05-27 | S | Record vote |
| 2025-05-27 | S | Three day rule suspended |
| 2025-05-27 | S | Vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-05-27 | S | Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading |
| 2025-05-27 | S | Vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-05-27 | S | Rules suspended-Regular order of business |
| 2025-05-28 | S | Placed on local & uncontested calendar |
| 2025-05-27 | S | Placed on intent calendar |
| 2025-05-23 | S | Committee report printed and distributed |
| 2025-05-23 | S | Recommended for local & uncontested calendar |
| 2025-05-23 | S | Reported favorably w/o amendments |
| 2025-05-22 | S | Vote taken in committee |
| 2025-05-22 | S | Considered in public hearing |
| 2025-05-15 | S | Left pending in committee |
| 2025-05-15 | S | Considered in public hearing |
| 2025-05-15 | S | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| 2025-05-08 | S | Referred to State Affairs |
| 2025-05-08 | S | Read first time |
| 2025-05-07 | S | Received from the House |
| 2025-05-07 | H | Reported engrossed |
| 2025-05-07 | H | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-05-07 | H | Record vote RV#1596 |
| 2025-05-07 | H | Passed |
| 2025-05-07 | H | Read 3rd time |
| 2025-05-07 | H | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-05-06 | H | Record vote RV#1519 |
| 2025-05-06 | H | Passed to engrossment |
| 2025-05-06 | H | Read 2nd time |
| 2025-05-05 | H | Placed on General State Calendar |
| 2025-05-02 | H | Considered in Calendars |
| 2025-04-29 | H | Committee report sent to Calendars |
| 2025-04-28 | H | Committee report distributed |
| 2025-04-28 | H | Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator |
| 2025-04-24 | H | Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) |
| 2025-04-24 | H | Considered in formal meeting |
| 2025-04-14 | H | Left pending in committee |
| 2025-04-14 | H | Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee |
| 2025-04-14 | H | Considered in public hearing |
| 2025-04-14 | H | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| 2025-03-12 | H | Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs |
| 2025-03-12 | H | Read first time |
| 2024-12-04 | H | Filed |