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Proposed Texas Firearm Legislation HB658

Legislation Overview

Title: Relating to the carrying of weapons by community supervision and corrections department officers, juvenile probation officers, and certain retired law enforcement officers and to criminal liability for taking a weapon from certain of those officers.

Subject: Juvenile Boards & Officers: Law Enforcement: Weapons: Crimes: Crimes--Against Persons: Crimes--Against Persons--General: PEACE OFFICERS

Description: Relating to the carrying of weapons by community supervision and corrections department officers, juvenile probation officers, and certain retired law enforcement officers and to criminal liability for taking a weapon from certain of those officers.

Session: 89th Legislature Regular Session

Last Action: Postponed 4/25/25 1:15 pm

Last Action Date: April 25, 2025

Companion Bill: SB298

History

Chamber	Date	Action
House	Apr 25, 2025	Read 3rd time
House	Apr 25, 2025	Postponed 4/25/25 1:15 pm
House	Apr 24, 2025	Record vote RV#541
House	Apr 24, 2025	Passed to engrossment
House	Apr 24, 2025	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House	Apr 24, 2025	Record vote RV#540
House	Apr 24, 2025	Amendment fails of adoption 1-Hopper
House	Apr 24, 2025	Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
House	Apr 24, 2025	Amendment(s) offered 1-Hopper
House	Apr 24, 2025	Placed on General State Calendar
House	Apr 24, 2025	Read 2nd time
House	Apr 24, 2025	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House	Apr 22, 2025	Considered in Calendars
House	Apr 9, 2025	Considered in Calendars
House	Mar 24, 2025	Committee report sent to Calendars
House	Mar 24, 2025	Committee report distributed
House	Mar 24, 2025	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
House	Mar 19, 2025	Considered in public hearing
House	Mar 19, 2025	Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
House	Mar 12, 2025	Considered in public hearing
House	Mar 12, 2025	Left pending in committee
House	Mar 12, 2025	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
House	Mar 12, 2025	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
House	Mar 4, 2025	Read first time
House	Mar 4, 2025	Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
House	Nov 12, 2024	Filed

Texts

Type	Date	State Link	Text
Comm Sub	Mar 24, 2025	state link	bill text
Introduced	Nov 12, 2024	state link	bill text

Amendments

Title	Description	Date	State Link	Text	Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 1-Hopper	House Amendment (H 2) 1-Hopper	Apr 24, 2025	State Link	amendment text	No

Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

Description	Vote Date	Yea Votes	Nay Votes	No Votes	Absent	Passed
Amendment fails of adoption RV#540	04/24/2025	27	116	2	5	No
Alders, Daniel (R) Yea Allen, Alma (D) Nay Anchia, Rafael (D) Nay Ashby, Trent (R) Nay Barry, Jeffrey (R) Nay Bell, Cecil (R) Nay Bell, Keith (R) Nay Bernal, Diego (D) Nay Bhojani, Salman (D) Nay Bonnen, Greg (R) Absent Bowers, Rhetta (D) Nay Bryant, John (D) Nay Buckley, Bradley (R) Nay Bucy, John (D) Nay Bumgarner, Ben (R) Absent Burrows, Dustin (R) NV Button, Angie (R) Nay Cain, Briscoe (R) Yea Campos, Elizabeth (D) Nay Canales, Terry (D) Nay Capriglione, Giovanni (R) Nay Cole, Sheryl (D) Nay Collier, Nicole (D) Nay Cook, David (R) Nay Cortez, Philip (D) Nay Craddick, Tom (R) Nay Cunningham, Charles (R) Nay Curry, Pat (R) Nay Darby, Drew (R) Nay Davis, Aicha (D) Nay Davis, Yvonne (D) Nay DeAyala, Mano (R) Nay Dean, Valoree (R) Nay Dorazio, Mark (R) NV Dutton, Harold (D) Nay Dyson, Paul (R) Nay Fairly, Caroline (R) Nay Flores, Maria (D) Nay Frank, James (R) Nay Gamez, Erin (D) Nay Garcia, Josey (D) Nay Garcia, Linda (D) Nay Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra (D) Nay Gates, Gary (R) Nay Gerdes, Stan (R) Nay Geren, Charlie (R) Nay Gervin-Hawkins, Barbara (D) Nay Gonzalez, Jessica (D) Nay Gonzalez, Mary (D) Nay Goodwin, Vikki (D) Nay Guerra, Robert (D) Nay Guillen, Ryan (D) Nay Harless, Sam (R) Nay Harris, Caroline (R) Yea Harris, Cody (R) Nay Harrison, Brian (R) Yea Hayes, Christian (D) Nay Hayes, Richard (R) Nay Hefner, Cole (R) Nay Hernandez, Ana (D) Nay Hickland, Hillary (R) Yea Hinojosa, Gina (D) Nay Holt, Janis (R) Nay Hopper, Andy (R) Yea Howard, Donna (D) Nay Hull, Lacey (R) Nay Hunter, Todd (R) Nay Isaac, Carrie (R) Yea Johnson, Ann (D) Nay Jones, Jolanda (D) Nay Jones, Venton (D) Nay Kerwin, Helen (R) Nay King, Ken (R) Nay Kitzman, Stan (R) Nay LaHood, Marc (R) Nay Lalani, Suleman (D) Nay Lambert, Stan (R) Nay Landgraf, Brooks (R) Nay Leach, Jeff (R) Absent Leo-Wilson, Terri (R) Yea Little, Mitch (R) Yea Longoria, Oscar (D) Nay Lopez, Janie (R) Nay Lopez, Ray (D) Nay Louderback, A.J. (R) Nay Lowe, David (R) Nay Lozano, J. M. (R) Nay Lujan, John (R) Nay Luther, Shelley (R) Yea Martinez, Armando (D) Nay Martinez Fischer, Trey (D) Nay McLaughlin, Don (R) Nay McQueeney, John (R) Nay Metcalf, William (R) Nay Meyer, Morgan (R) Nay Meza, Thresa (D) Nay Money, Brent (R) Yea Moody, Joseph (D) Nay Morales, Christina (D) Nay Morales, Eddie (D) Nay Morales Shaw, Penny (D) Nay Morgan, Matt (R) Yea Munoz, Sergio (D) Nay Noble, Candy (R) Nay Olcott, Mike (R) Yea Oliverson, Tom (R) Nay Ordaz Perez, Claudia (D) Nay Orr, Angelia (R) Nay Patterson, Jared (R) Nay Paul, Dennis (R) Nay Perez, Mary (D) Nay Perez, Vincent (D) Nay Phelan, Dade (R) Nay Pierson, Katrina (R) Yea Plesa, Mihaela (D) Nay Ramos, Ana-Maria (D) Nay Raymond, Richard (D) Yea Reynolds, Ron (D) Nay Richardson, Keresa (R) Yea Romero, Ramon (D) Nay Rose, Toni (D) Nay Rosenthal, Jon (D) Nay Schatzline, Nate (R) Yea Schofield, Mike (R) Yea Schoolcraft, Alan (R) Yea Shaheen, Matthew (R) Nay Shofner, Joanne (R) Yea Simmons, Lauren (D) Absent Slawson, Shelby (R) Yea Smithee, John (R) Nay Spiller, David (R) Nay Swanson, Valoree (R) Yea Talarico, James (D) Nay Tepper, Carl (R) Nay Thompson, Senfronia (D) Nay Tinderholt, Tony (R) Yea Toth, Steve (R) Yea Troxclair, Ellen (R) Yea Turner, Chris (D) Nay Vandeaver, Gary (R) Nay Vasut, Cody (R) Yea Villalobos, Denise (R) Nay Virdell, Wesley (R) Yea Vo, Hubert (D) Absent Walle, Armando (D) Nay Ward Johnson, Charlene (D) Nay Wharton, Trey (R) Nay Wilson, Terry (R) Nay Wu, Eugene (D) Nay Zwiener, Erin (D) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal RV#541	04/24/2025	133	13	1	3	Yes
Alders, Daniel (R) Yea Allen, Alma (D) Yea Anchia, Rafael (D) Yea Ashby, Trent (R) Yea Barry, Jeffrey (R) Yea Bell, Cecil (R) Yea Bell, Keith (R) Yea Bernal, Diego (D) Yea Bhojani, Salman (D) Yea Bonnen, Greg (R) Yea Bowers, Rhetta (D) Yea Bryant, John (D) Nay Buckley, Bradley (R) Yea Bucy, John (D) Yea Bumgarner, Ben (R) Yea Burrows, Dustin (R) NV Button, Angie (R) Yea Cain, Briscoe (R) Yea Campos, Elizabeth (D) Yea Canales, Terry (D) Yea Capriglione, Giovanni (R) Yea Cole, Sheryl (D) Yea Collier, Nicole (D) Yea Cook, David (R) Yea Cortez, Philip (D) Yea Craddick, Tom (R) Yea Cunningham, Charles (R) Yea Curry, Pat (R) Yea Darby, Drew (R) Yea Davis, Aicha (D) Yea Davis, Yvonne (D) Yea DeAyala, Mano (R) Yea Dean, Valoree (R) Yea Dorazio, Mark (R) Yea Dutton, Harold (D) Yea Dyson, Paul (R) Yea Fairly, Caroline (R) Yea Flores, Maria (D) Nay Frank, James (R) Yea Gamez, Erin (D) Yea Garcia, Josey (D) Yea Garcia, Linda (D) Nay Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra (D) Nay Gates, Gary (R) Yea Gerdes, Stan (R) Yea Geren, Charlie (R) Yea Gervin-Hawkins, Barbara (D) Yea Gonzalez, Jessica (D) Absent Gonzalez, Mary (D) Yea Goodwin, Vikki (D) Nay Guerra, Robert (D) Nay Guillen, Ryan (D) Yea Harless, Sam (R) Yea Harris, Caroline (R) Yea Harris, Cody (R) Yea Harrison, Brian (R) Yea Hayes, Christian (D) Yea Hayes, Richard (R) Yea Hefner, Cole (R) Yea Hernandez, Ana (D) Yea Hickland, Hillary (R) Yea Hinojosa, Gina (D) Nay Holt, Janis (R) Yea Hopper, Andy (R) Yea Howard, Donna (D) Yea Hull, Lacey (R) Yea Hunter, Todd (R) Yea Isaac, Carrie (R) Yea Johnson, Ann (D) Yea Jones, Jolanda (D) Yea Jones, Venton (D) Yea Kerwin, Helen (R) Yea King, Ken (R) Yea Kitzman, Stan (R) Yea LaHood, Marc (R) Yea Lalani, Suleman (D) Yea Lambert, Stan (R) Yea Landgraf, Brooks (R) Yea Leach, Jeff (R) Yea Leo-Wilson, Terri (R) Yea Little, Mitch (R) Yea Longoria, Oscar (D) Yea Lopez, Janie (R) Yea Lopez, Ray (D) Yea Louderback, A.J. (R) Yea Lowe, David (R) Yea Lozano, J. M. (R) Yea Lujan, John (R) Yea Luther, Shelley (R) Yea Martinez, Armando (D) Yea Martinez Fischer, Trey (D) Yea McLaughlin, Don (R) Yea McQueeney, John (R) Yea Metcalf, William (R) Yea Meyer, Morgan (R) Yea Meza, Thresa (D) Nay Money, Brent (R) Yea Moody, Joseph (D) Yea Morales, Christina (D) Nay Morales, Eddie (D) Yea Morales Shaw, Penny (D) Yea Morgan, Matt (R) Yea Munoz, Sergio (D) Yea Noble, Candy (R) Yea Olcott, Mike (R) Yea Oliverson, Tom (R) Yea Ordaz Perez, Claudia (D) Yea Orr, Angelia (R) Yea Patterson, Jared (R) Yea Paul, Dennis (R) Yea Perez, Mary (D) Yea Perez, Vincent (D) Yea Phelan, Dade (R) Yea Pierson, Katrina (R) Yea Plesa, Mihaela (D) Yea Ramos, Ana-Maria (D) Nay Raymond, Richard (D) Yea Reynolds, Ron (D) Nay Richardson, Keresa (R) Yea Romero, Ramon (D) Yea Rose, Toni (D) Yea Rosenthal, Jon (D) Nay Schatzline, Nate (R) Yea Schofield, Mike (R) Yea Schoolcraft, Alan (R) Yea Shaheen, Matthew (R) Yea Shofner, Joanne (R) Yea Simmons, Lauren (D) Absent Slawson, Shelby (R) Yea Smithee, John (R) Yea Spiller, David (R) Yea Swanson, Valoree (R) Nay Talarico, James (D) Yea Tepper, Carl (R) Yea Thompson, Senfronia (D) Yea Tinderholt, Tony (R) Yea Toth, Steve (R) Yea Troxclair, Ellen (R) Yea Turner, Chris (D) Yea Vandeaver, Gary (R) Yea Vasut, Cody (R) Yea Villalobos, Denise (R) Yea Virdell, Wesley (R) Yea Vo, Hubert (D) Absent Walle, Armando (D) Yea Ward Johnson, Charlene (D) Yea Wharton, Trey (R) Yea Wilson, Terry (R) Yea Wu, Eugene (D) Yea Zwiener, Erin (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

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