Relating to adding a designation on a person's driver's license or commercial driver's license indicating that the person is licensed to carry a handgun.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 16, 2023
Last action May 21, 2023
Floor votes · House May 8, 2023
How they voted
136–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 140
May 8, 2023
D
Democratic60
96% Yea
R
Republican80
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
10
Committee
10
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Transportation
upper
May 10, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 9, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to Community Safety, Select
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Candy Noble
RRepublican
P
David Cook
RRepublican
P
Eddie Morales
DDemocratic
P
Giovanni Capriglione
RRepublican
P
Terry Canales
DDemocratic
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