Proposed Texas Firearm Legislation SB523
Legislation Overview
Title: Relating to certain criminal offenses concerning the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons; increasing a criminal penalty.
Subject: Crimes: Crimes--Miscellaneous: Criminal Procedure: Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment: Weapons
Description: Relating to certain criminal offenses concerning the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons; increasing a criminal penalty.
Session: 88th Legislature Regular Session
Last Action: Co-author authorized
Last Action Date: April 6, 2023
Companion Bill: HB2277
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Royce West (D); Robert Nichols (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 6% (2 of 31)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Apr 6, 2023 | Co-author authorized |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2023 | Read first time |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2023 | Referred to State Affairs |
| Senate | Jan 20, 2023 | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| Senate | Jan 20, 2023 | Filed |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 20, 2023 | 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
