Relating to carrying and storing a handgun or handgun ammunition by a hotel guest.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 18, 2021
Signed Jun 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2021 · House May 24, 2021
How they voted
23–4
Passed
Total votes 27
Apr 14, 2021
D
Democratic10
80% Yea
R
Republican17
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
54
Key actions
12
Committee
10
Amendments
5
Jun 18, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 28, 2021
Introduced
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
upper
May 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate requests conference committee
upper
May 27, 2021
Introduced
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
upper
May 24, 2021
Introduced
House passage as amended reported
upper
May 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 24, 2021
Introduced
Amendment fails of adoption
lower
May 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Apr 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
17 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angela Paxton
RRepublican
P
Bob Hall
RRepublican
P
Brandon Creighton
RRepublican
P
Bryan Hughes
RRepublican
P
Charles Perry
RRepublican
P
Charles Schwertner
RRepublican
P
Cole Hefner
RRepublican
P
DB
Dawn Buckingham
RRepublican
P
Donna Campbell
RRepublican
P
DS
Drew Springer
RRepublican
P
JN
Jane Nelson
RRepublican
P
Joan Huffman
RRepublican
P
KS
Kel Seliger
RRepublican
P
LT
Larry Taylor
RRepublican
P
Lois Kolkhorst
RRepublican
P
Paul Bettencourt
RRepublican
P
Roland Gutierrez
DDemocratic
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