Proposed Texas Firearm Legislation SB871
Legislation Overview
Title: Relating to the authority of the legislature, governor, and certain political subdivisions with respect to disasters and emergencies.
Subject: Disaster Preparedness & Relief: Governor: Legislature: State Agencies, Boards & Commissions
Description: Relating to the authority of the legislature, governor, and certain political subdivisions with respect to disasters and emergencies.
Session: 89th Legislature Regular Session
Last Action: Considered in Calendars
Last Action Date: May 22, 2025
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'.
4 sponsors: Brian Birdwell (R); Lois Kolkhorst (R); Mayes Middleton (R); Shelby Slawson (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 13% (4 of 31)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | May 22, 2025 | Considered in Calendars |
| House | Apr 29, 2025 | Committee report sent to Calendars |
| House | Apr 28, 2025 | Committee report distributed |
| House | Apr 28, 2025 | Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator |
| House | Apr 24, 2025 | Considered in formal meeting |
| House | Apr 24, 2025 | Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) |
| House | Apr 23, 2025 | Considered in public hearing |
| House | Apr 23, 2025 | Left pending in committee |
| House | Apr 23, 2025 | Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee |
| House | Apr 23, 2025 | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| House | Apr 15, 2025 | Read first time |
| House | Apr 15, 2025 | Referred to State Affairs |
| House | Apr 14, 2025 | Received from the Senate |
| Senate | Apr 10, 2025 | Three day rule suspended |
| Senate | Apr 10, 2025 | Co-author authorized |
| Senate | Apr 10, 2025 | Rules suspended-Regular order of business |
| Senate | Apr 10, 2025 | Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment |
| Senate | Apr 10, 2025 | Vote recorded in Journal |
| Senate | Apr 10, 2025 | Record vote |
| Senate | Apr 10, 2025 | Read 3rd time |
| Senate | Apr 10, 2025 | Passed |
| Senate | Apr 10, 2025 | Record vote |
| Senate | Apr 10, 2025 | Reported engrossed |
| Senate | Apr 9, 2025 | Placed on intent calendar |
| Senate | Apr 8, 2025 | Co-author authorized |
| Senate | Apr 7, 2025 | Committee report printed and distributed |
| Senate | Apr 7, 2025 | Reported favorably as substituted |
| Senate | Apr 3, 2025 | Considered in public hearing |
| Senate | Apr 3, 2025 | Vote taken in committee |
| Senate | Mar 27, 2025 | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| Senate | Mar 27, 2025 | Left pending in committee |
| Senate | Mar 27, 2025 | Testimony taken in committee |
| Senate | Mar 27, 2025 | Considered in public hearing |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2025 | Read first time |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2025 | Referred to State Affairs |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2025 | Filed |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2025 | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Apr 28, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Engrossed | Apr 10, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Apr 7, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 22, 2025 | 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 |
| Three day rule suspended | 04/10/2025 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| resort votes by: party yeas nays name | ||||||
| Read 3rd time | 04/10/2025 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| resort votes by: party yeas nays name | ||||||
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
