Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain active and retired judicial officers.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2023
Last action May 23, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 5, 2023
How they voted
29–2
Passed
Total votes 31
Apr 5, 2023
D
Democratic13
84% Yea
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
7
Committee
8
May 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Committee
Referred to Community Safety, Select
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Mar 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angela Paxton
RRepublican
P
Cole Hefner
RRepublican
Co
Paul Bettencourt
RRepublican
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