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Passed Texas Firearm Legislation SB772

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Relating to evidence in certain civil actions of a person's failure to forbid handguns on certain property.

Subject: Business & Commerce: Business & Commerce--General: Civil Remedies & Liabilities: Weapons: EVIDENCE

Description: Relating to evidence in certain civil actions of a person's failure to forbid handguns on certain property.

Session: 86th Legislature Regular Session

Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19

Last Action Date: June 14, 2019

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

7 sponsors: Bryan Hughes (R); Bob Hall (R); Drew Springer (R); Cecil Bell (R); Dan Flynn (R); Tom Oliverson (R); James White (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 23% (7 of 31)

History
Chamber Date Action
Jun 14, 2019 Signed by the Governor
Jun 14, 2019 Effective on 9/1/19
May 25, 2019 Sent to the Governor
House May 25, 2019 Signed in the House
Senate May 23, 2019 Signed in the Senate
House May 21, 2019 Read 3rd time
Senate May 21, 2019 Reported enrolled
Senate May 21, 2019 House passage reported
House May 21, 2019 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House May 21, 2019 Record vote RV#1563
House May 21, 2019 Passed
House May 20, 2019 Placed on General State Calendar
House May 20, 2019 Read 2nd time
House May 20, 2019 Passed to 3rd reading
House May 17, 2019 Considered in Calendars
House May 15, 2019 Committee report sent to Calendars
House May 14, 2019 Committee report distributed
House May 14, 2019 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
House May 13, 2019 Considered in formal meeting
House May 13, 2019 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
House Apr 29, 2019 Read first time
House Apr 29, 2019 Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Senate Apr 23, 2019 Record vote
Senate Apr 23, 2019 Co-author authorized
Senate Apr 23, 2019 Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Senate Apr 23, 2019 Record vote
Senate Apr 23, 2019 Read 2nd time
Senate Apr 23, 2019 Amendment(s) offered FA1 Johnson
Senate Apr 23, 2019 Amendment fails of adoption
Senate Apr 23, 2019 Record vote
Senate Apr 23, 2019 Passed to engrossment
Senate Apr 23, 2019 Record vote
Senate Apr 23, 2019 Three day rule suspended
Senate Apr 23, 2019 Record vote
Senate Apr 23, 2019 Read 3rd time
Senate Apr 23, 2019 Passed
Senate Apr 23, 2019 Reported engrossed
House Apr 23, 2019 Received from the Senate
Senate Apr 16, 2019 Placed on intent calendar
Senate Apr 8, 2019 Committee report printed and distributed
Senate Apr 8, 2019 Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
Senate Apr 8, 2019 Reported favorably w/o amendments
Senate Apr 4, 2019 Considered in public hearing
Senate Apr 4, 2019 Testimony taken in committee
Senate Apr 4, 2019 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Senate Mar 1, 2019 Referred to State Affairs
Senate Mar 1, 2019 Read first time
Senate Feb 12, 2019 Filed
Senate Feb 12, 2019 Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Enrolled May 22, 2019 state link bill text
Comm Sub May 14, 2019 state link bill text
Engrossed Apr 23, 2019 state link bill text
Comm Sub Apr 8, 2019 state link bill text
Introduced Feb 12, 2019 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
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
04/23/2019 31 0 0 0 Yes
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/23/2019 26 5 0 0 Yes
  • Alvarado, Carol (D) Nay
  • Bettencourt, Paul (R) Yea
  • Birdwell, Brian (R) Yea
  • Buckingham, Dawn (R) Yea
  • Campbell, Donna (R) Yea
  • Creighton, Charles (R) Yea
  • Fallon, Pat (R) Yea
  • Flores, Peter (R) Yea
  • Hall, Bob (R) Yea
  • Hancock, Kelly (R) Yea
  • Hinojosa, Juan (D) Yea
  • Huffman, Joan (R) Yea
  • Hughes, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Nathan (D) Nay
  • Kolkhorst, Lois (R) Yea
  • Lucio, Eddie (D) Yea
  • Menendez, Jose (D) Nay
  • Miles, Borris (D) Yea
  • Nelson, Jane (R) Yea
  • Nichols, Robert (R) Yea
  • Paxton, Angela (R) Yea
  • Perry, Charles (R) Yea
  • Powell, Beverly (D) Yea
  • Rodriguez, Jose (D) Nay
  • Schwertner, Charles (R) Yea
  • Seliger, Kel (R) Yea
  • Taylor, Larry (R) Yea
  • Watson, Kirk (D) Yea
  • West, Royce (D) Yea
  • Whitmire, John (D) Nay
  • Zaffirini, Judith (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/23/2019 26 5 0 0 Yes
  • Alvarado, Carol (D) Nay
  • Bettencourt, Paul (R) Yea
  • Birdwell, Brian (R) Yea
  • Buckingham, Dawn (R) Yea
  • Campbell, Donna (R) Yea
  • Creighton, Charles (R) Yea
  • Fallon, Pat (R) Yea
  • Flores, Peter (R) Yea
  • Hall, Bob (R) Yea
  • Hancock, Kelly (R) Yea
  • Hinojosa, Juan (D) Yea
  • Huffman, Joan (R) Yea
  • Hughes, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Nathan (D) Nay
  • Kolkhorst, Lois (R) Yea
  • Lucio, Eddie (D) Yea
  • Menendez, Jose (D) Nay
  • Miles, Borris (D) Yea
  • Nelson, Jane (R) Yea
  • Nichols, Robert (R) Yea
  • Paxton, Angela (R) Yea
  • Perry, Charles (R) Yea
  • Powell, Beverly (D) Yea
  • Rodriguez, Jose (D) Nay
  • Schwertner, Charles (R) Yea
  • Seliger, Kel (R) Yea
  • Taylor, Larry (R) Yea
  • Watson, Kirk (D) Yea
  • West, Royce (D) Yea
  • Whitmire, John (D) Nay
  • Zaffirini, Judith (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/23/2019 26 5 0 0 Yes
  • Alvarado, Carol (D) Nay
  • Bettencourt, Paul (R) Yea
  • Birdwell, Brian (R) Yea
  • Buckingham, Dawn (R) Yea
  • Campbell, Donna (R) Yea
  • Creighton, Charles (R) Yea
  • Fallon, Pat (R) Yea
  • Flores, Peter (R) Yea
  • Hall, Bob (R) Yea
  • Hancock, Kelly (R) Yea
  • Hinojosa, Juan (D) Yea
  • Huffman, Joan (R) Yea
  • Hughes, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Nathan (D) Nay
  • Kolkhorst, Lois (R) Yea
  • Lucio, Eddie (D) Yea
  • Menendez, Jose (D) Nay
  • Miles, Borris (D) Yea
  • Nelson, Jane (R) Yea
  • Nichols, Robert (R) Yea
  • Paxton, Angela (R) Yea
  • Perry, Charles (R) Yea
  • Powell, Beverly (D) Yea
  • Rodriguez, Jose (D) Nay
  • Schwertner, Charles (R) Yea
  • Seliger, Kel (R) Yea
  • Taylor, Larry (R) Yea
  • Watson, Kirk (D) Yea
  • West, Royce (D) Yea
  • Whitmire, John (D) Nay
  • Zaffirini, Judith (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/23/2019 26 5 0 0 Yes
  • Alvarado, Carol (D) Nay
  • Bettencourt, Paul (R) Yea
  • Birdwell, Brian (R) Yea
  • Buckingham, Dawn (R) Yea
  • Campbell, Donna (R) Yea
  • Creighton, Charles (R) Yea
  • Fallon, Pat (R) Yea
  • Flores, Peter (R) Yea
  • Hall, Bob (R) Yea
  • Hancock, Kelly (R) Yea
  • Hinojosa, Juan (D) Yea
  • Huffman, Joan (R) Yea
  • Hughes, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Nathan (D) Nay
  • Kolkhorst, Lois (R) Yea
  • Lucio, Eddie (D) Yea
  • Menendez, Jose (D) Nay
  • Miles, Borris (D) Yea
  • Nelson, Jane (R) Yea
  • Nichols, Robert (R) Yea
  • Paxton, Angela (R) Yea
  • Perry, Charles (R) Yea
  • Powell, Beverly (D) Yea
  • Rodriguez, Jose (D) Nay
  • Schwertner, Charles (R) Yea
  • Seliger, Kel (R) Yea
  • Taylor, Larry (R) Yea
  • Watson, Kirk (D) Yea
  • West, Royce (D) Yea
  • Whitmire, John (D) Nay
  • Zaffirini, Judith (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
05/21/2019 88 51 2 9 Yes
  • Allen, Alma (D) Nay
  • Allison, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Anchia, Rafael (D) Nay
  • Anderson, Charles (R) Yea
  • Ashby, Trent (R) Yea
  • Bailes, Ernest (R) Yea
  • Beckley, Michelle (D) Nay
  • Bell, Cecil (R) Yea
  • Bell, Keith (R) Yea
  • Bernal, Diego (D) Nay
  • Biedermann, Kyle (R) Yea
  • Blanco, Cesar (D) Nay
  • Bohac, Dwayne (R) Yea
  • Bonnen, Dennis (R) NV
  • Bonnen, Greg (R) Yea
  • Bowers, Rhetta (D) Yea
  • Buckley, Bradley (R) Yea
  • Bucy, John (D) Nay
  • Burns, Dewayne (R) Yea
  • Burrows, Dustin (R) Yea
  • Button, Angie (R) Yea
  • Cain, Briscoe (R) Yea
  • Calanni, Gina (D) Absent
  • Canales, Terry (D) Yea
  • Capriglione, Giovanni (R) Yea
  • Clardy, Travis (R) Yea
  • Cole, Sheryl (D) Nay
  • Coleman, Garnet (D) Yea
  • Collier, Nicole (D) Nay
  • Cortez, Philip (D) Yea
  • Craddick, Tom (R) Yea
  • Cyrier, John (R) Yea
  • Darby, Drew (R) Yea
  • Davis, Sarah (R) Absent
  • Davis, Yvonne (D) Nay
  • Dean, Valoree (R) Yea
  • Deshotel, Joe (D) Yea
  • Dominguez, Alex (D) Nay
  • Dutton, Harold (D) Yea
  • Farrar, Jessica (D) Nay
  • Fierro, Art (D) Nay
  • Flynn, Dan (R) Yea
  • Frank, James (R) Yea
  • Frullo, John (R) Yea
  • Geren, Charlie (R) Yea
  • Gervin-Hawkins, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Goldman, Craig (R) NV
  • Gonzalez, Jessica (D) Nay
  • Gonzalez, Mary (D) Nay
  • Goodwin, Vikki (D) Nay
  • Guerra, Robert (D) Nay
  • Guillen, Ryan (D) Absent
  • Gutierrez, Roland (D) Yea
  • Harless, Sam (R) Yea
  • Harris, Cody (R) Yea
  • Hefner, Cole (R) Yea
  • Hernandez, Ana (D) Nay
  • Herrero, Abel (D) Yea
  • Hinojosa, Gina (D) Nay
  • Holland, Justin (R) Yea
  • Howard, Donna (D) Nay
  • Huberty, Dan (R) Yea
  • Hunter, Todd (R) Yea
  • Israel, Celia (D) Nay
  • Johnson, Eric (D) Absent
  • Johnson, Jarvis (D) Nay
  • Johnson, Julie (D) Nay
  • Kacal, Kyle (R) Yea
  • King, Ken (R) Yea
  • King, Phil (R) Yea
  • King, Tracy (D) Yea
  • Klick, Stephanie (R) Yea
  • Krause, Matt (R) Yea
  • Kuempel, John (R) Yea
  • Lambert, Stan (R) Yea
  • Landgraf, Brooks (R) Yea
  • Lang, Mike (R) Yea
  • Larson, Lyle (R) Yea
  • Leach, Jeff (R) Absent
  • Leman, Ben (R) Yea
  • Longoria, Oscar (D) Nay
  • Lopez, Ray (D) Nay
  • Lozano, J. M. (R) Yea
  • Lucio, Eddie (D) Absent
  • Martinez, Armando (D) Nay
  • Martinez Fischer, Trey (D) Nay
  • Metcalf, William (R) Yea
  • Meyer, Morgan (R) Yea
  • Meza, Thresa (D) Nay
  • Middleton, David (R) Yea
  • Miller, Rick (R) Yea
  • Minjarez, Ina (D) Nay
  • Moody, Joseph (D) Nay
  • Morales, Christina (D) Nay
  • Morrison, Geanie (R) Yea
  • Munoz, Sergio (D) Nay
  • Murphy, Jim (R) Yea
  • Murr, Andrew (R) Yea
  • Neave, Victoria (D) Nay
  • Nevarez, Poncho (D) Yea
  • Noble, Candy (R) Yea
  • Oliverson, Tom (R) Yea
  • Ortega, Lina (D) Nay
  • Pacheco, Leo (D) Absent
  • Paddie, Chris (R) Yea
  • Parker, Tan (R) Yea
  • Patterson, Jared (R) Yea
  • Paul, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Perez, Mary (D) Nay
  • Phelan, Dade (R) Absent
  • Price, Four (R) Yea
  • Ramos, Ana-Maria (D) Nay
  • Raney, John (R) Yea
  • Raymond, Richard (D) Yea
  • Reynolds, Ron (D) Nay
  • Rodriguez, Justin (D) Nay
  • Romero, Ramon (D) Nay
  • Rose, Toni (D) Nay
  • Rosenthal, Jon (D) Nay
  • Sanford, Scott (R) Yea
  • Schaefer, Matt (R) Yea
  • Shaheen, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Sheffield, J.D. (R) Yea
  • Sherman, Carl (D) Nay
  • Shine, Hugh (R) Yea
  • Smith, Reggie (R) Yea
  • Smithee, John (R) Absent
  • Springer, Drew (R) Yea
  • Stephenson, Phil (R) Yea
  • Stickland, Jonathan (R) Yea
  • Stucky, Lynn (R) Yea
  • Swanson, Valoree (R) Yea
  • Talarico, James (D) Nay
  • Thierry, Shawn (D) Nay
  • Thompson, Ed (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Senfronia (D) Nay
  • Tinderholt, Tony (R) Yea
  • Toth, Steve (R) Yea
  • Turner, Chris (D) Nay
  • Turner, John (D) Nay
  • Vandeaver, Gary (R) Yea
  • Vo, Hubert (D) Nay
  • Walle, Armando (D) Nay
  • White, James (R) Yea
  • Wilson, Terry (R) Yea
  • Wray, John (R) Yea
  • Wu, Eugene (D) Nay
  • Zedler, William (R) Yea
  • Zerwas, John (R) Yea
  • Zwiener, Erin (D) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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