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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
HB3789Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain active and retired judicial officers.
Direction
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↑Expands gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Expands eligibility for a license to carry a handgun to additional categories of active and retired judicial officers, including certain associate judges and federal judges, so more people in those roles can legally carry handguns.
(1) "Active judicial officer" means: (A) a person serving as a judge or justice of the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, a court of appeals, a district court, a criminal district court, a constitutional county court, a statutory county court, a statutory probate court, a justice court, or a municipal court; (B) a federal judge who is a resident of this state; or (C) a person appointed and serving as an associate judge under Chapter 201, Family Code.
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Filed (completed)
Committee
Passed one chamber
Passed both
Governor
Law
Status: Died (session ended)
Last action
2025-04-14: Left pending in committee
Filed
2025-03-05
Committee
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends definitions in Government Code §411.201 to expand who qualifies as an active or retired judicial officer eligible for a license to carry a handgun, directly affecting the firearms/carry topic by reducing barriers to legal handgun carry for more judicial officers. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.
Related bills
HB272Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain federal judges.↑Expands gun access Filed
HB283Relating to the applicability to election judges of a prohibition on the carrying of a concealed handgun at a polling place.↑Expands gun access Filed
HB377Relating to an expiration date extension for a license to carry a handgun following renewal materials submission.↑Expands gun access Filed
HB422Relating to an expiration date extension for a license to carry a handgun following renewal materials submission.↑Expands gun access Filed
Hearings and calendar
2025-04-14 10:45 · Hearing · House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Committee Hearing E2.010