Proposed Texas Firearm Legislation HB1923
Legislation Overview
Title: Relating to removing the requirement that an applicant for or holder of a license to carry a handgun provide fingerprints.
Subject: Weapons: BIOMETRIC IDENTIFIERS & VOICEPRINTS
Description: Relating to removing the requirement that an applicant for or holder of a license to carry a handgun provide fingerprints.
Session: 89th Legislature Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Last Action Date: March 14, 2025
Sponsors
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17 sponsors: Wesley Virdell (R); Ben Bumgarner (R); Briscoe Cain (R); Mark Dorazio (R); Ryan Guillen (R); Richard Hayes (R); Andy Hopper (R); Helen Kerwin (R); Mitch Little (R); Shelley Luther (R); Don McLaughlin (R); Brent Money (R); Keresa Richardson (R); Nate Schatzline (R); Tony Tinderholt (R); Ellen Troxclair (R); Cody Vasut (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 11% (17 of 150)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 14, 2025 | Read first time |
| House | Mar 14, 2025 | Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs |
| House | Jan 16, 2025 | Filed |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 16, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
