Bill Watch

Stay up to date with gun legislation being considered in the Texas Legislature, posted below and updated throughout the legislative session.

Click highlighted bill numbers for a detailed analysis of what each will do to your Second Amendment rights in Texas.

87th Legislative Session (2021) – Last update: 4/20/21

TXGR Position	Bill Number	Author	Subject	Status
TXGR Priority	1927	Schaefer	Constitutional Carry for law-abiding adults at least 21 years of age. This bill, however, does not include Constitutional Carry on lands managed by the LCRA (Lower Colorado River Authority) or college campuses. Click HERE to tell Dan Patrick and your State Senator to support it.	Passed the House / awaiting action by Lt. Gov Dan Patrick
Support	HB 55	Swanson	Allowing school marshalls to carry a concealed handgun.	Referred to Homeland Security Committee
Support	HB 112	Toth	Prohibits State and Local governments from enforcing federal gun control laws that are stricter than state laws.	Referred to State Affairs Committee
Oppose	HB 118	Ortega	Universal Gun Registration.	Left pending in Homeland Security Committee
Oppose	HB 127	Ortega	Bans open carry of long guns.	Left pending in Homeland Security Committee
Oppose	HB 164	Meza	"Red Flag" Gun Confiscation without due process.	Referred to Homeland Security Committee
Oppose	HB 172	Meza	So-called "Assault Weapons" Ban.	Referred to Homeland Security Committee
Oppose	HB 178	Meza	Banning possession or transfer of standard capacity magazines over 10 rounds.	Referred to Homeland Security Committee
Oppose	HB 185	Meza	Mandatory firearms storage law.	Referred to Homeland Security Committee
Oppose	HB 196	Meza	Gutting the Texas ‘ "Castle Doctrine" law by requiring a duty to retreat.	Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
Oppose	HB 201	Meza	Repealing the Texas Campus Carry law.	Referred to Homeland Security Committee
Oppose	HB 208	Meza	Bans DIY gun builds with 80% lowers. So-called "ghost gun" ban.	Referred to Homeland Security Committee
Oppose	HB 210	Meza	"Red Flag" Gun Confiscation without due process.	Referred to Homeland Security Committee
Oppose	HB 213	Bernal	Bans open carry of long guns.	Referred to Homeland Security Committee
Oppose	HB 218	Meza	Universal Gun Registration.	Referred to Homeland Security Committee
Oppose	HB 227	Meza	Notifies state law enforcement of failed- NICS background checks, which notoriously produces 90% false positives.	Referred to Homeland Security Committee
Oppose	HB 234	Ortega	Banning possession or transfer of standard capacity magazines over 10 rounds.	Referred to Homeland Security Committee
Oppose	HB 238	Meza	Repeals state pre-emption laws, allowing liberal cities and counties to enact local level gun control.	Referred to Homeland Security Committee
Oppose	HB 241	Ortega	So-called "Assault Weapons" Ban.	Referred to Homeland Security Committee
Oppose	HB 245	Bernal	Gun Registration for those without a license to carry.	Referred to Homeland Security Committee
Support	HB 336	Cain	Prohibiting the enforcement of "Red Flag" Gun Confiscation laws in Texas.	Referred to State Affairs Committee
Oppose	HB 395	Moody	"Red Flag" Gun Confiscation without due process.	Referred to Homeland Security Committee
Oppose	HB 603	Meza	Abolishes reciprocity of handgun licenses and the right of Texas LTC holders to carry in other states.	Referred to Homeland Security Committee
Oppose	HB 606	Goodwin	Universal Gun Registration.	Referred to Homeland Security Committee
Support	HB 629	White	Reins in the Governor’s power to regulate the sale and use of firearms during a declared "state of emergency."	Referred to State Affairs Committee
Oppose	HB 760	Goodwin	Gun Registration for those without a license to carry.	Referred to Homeland Security Committee
Oppose	HB 791	Goodwin	Banning open carry of firearms within 500 feet of a "public demonstration."	Left pending in Homeland Security Committee
Support	HB 919	Leman	Prohibits rules, orders, ordinances, or policies to regulate a firearm, a firearm accessory, or firearm ammunition if the statute, order, rule, or regulation imposes a prohibition, restriction, or other regulation, such as a capacity or size limitation, a registration requirement, or a background check, that does not exist under the laws of Texas.	Referred to State Affairs Committee
Support	HB 957	Oliverson	Exempts intrastate sales of firearms suppressors from federal law.	Reported favorably in State Affairs Committee
TXGR Priority	HB 1238	Biedermann	Constitutional Carry for law-abiding adults at least 18 years old.	Left pending in House Homeland Security Committee
Neutral	HB 1587	White	A permitless carry bill that would allow those 21+ to carry if they meet the eligibility requirements for a license to carry a handgun. This bill would need HB 821 to pass in order to remove onerous requirements for licenses to make this a "good" bill. As currently drafted, the bill would need to be amended to allow permitless carry in areas where carry with an LTC is allowed to keep otherwise law-abiding citizens from accidentally running afoul of the law.	Referred to Homeland Security Committee
Oppose Without Amendment	HB 1911	White	A permitless carry bill that would allow those 21+ to carry if they meet the eligibility requirements for a license to carry a handgun. As currently drafted, the bill would need to be amended to tie the bill to legal possession and to treat ALL law-abiding gun owners equally under the law.	Sent to House Calendars Committee
Support	HB 1856	Heffner	Prevents hotels from prohibiting LTC holders from carrying firearms or ammunition.	Passed the House, referred to Senate State Affairs Committee
TXGR Priority	HB 2900	Hefner	A Constitutional Carry bill that is virtually identical to HB 1238.	Left pending in Homeland Security Committee
Oppose	SB 84	Miles	"Red Flag" Gun Confiscation without due process.	Referred to Senate State Affairs Committee.
Oppose	SB 110	West	"Red Flag" Gun Confiscation without due process.	Referred to Senate State Affairs Committee.
Oppose	SB 163	Blanco	Gun Registration for those without a license to carry.	Referred to Senate State Affairs Committee
Oppose	SB 242	Eckhardt	Universal Gun Registration.	Referred to Senate State Affairs Committee
Oppose	SB 283	Alvarado	"Red Flag" Gun Confiscation without due process.	Referred to Senate State Affairs Committee
Oppose	SB 311	Eckhardt	Banning open cary of firearms within 500 feet of a "public demonstration."	Referred to Senate State Affairs Committee
Neutral	SB 540	Springer / Buckingham	A permitless carry bill that is tied to federal laws of handgun purchase instead of handgun posession. As currently drafted, the bill would need to be amended to allow permitless carry in areas where carry with an LTC is allowed to keep otherwise law-abiding citizens from accidentally running afoul of the law.	Referred to Senate State Affairs Committee
Oppose	SJR 24	Hall	In addition to reported election integrity concerns, this amendment to the Texas State Constitution would allow Bloomberg/Sorors money to influence the fate of Constitutional Carry in Texas by putting it on a ballot and making it susceptible to mob rule. The legislature should first pass Constitutional Carry legislation before trying to delegate their duties to citizens via ballot initiatives. Ballot initiatives are how states like California "govern" and it is not the way things should be done in Texas.	Referred to Senate State Affairs Committee

Committee contact information:

House Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee
Chair: Rep. James White (Republican), (512) 463-0490, James.White@house.texas.gov

House State Affairs Committee
Chair: Rep. Chis Paddie (Republican), (512) 463-0556, Chris.Paddie@house.texas.gov

House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
Chair: Rep. Nicole Collier (Democrat), (512) 463-0716, Nicole.Collier@house.texas.gov

Senate State Affairs Committee
Chair: Sen. Bryan Hughes (Republican), (512) 463-0101, Bryan.Hughes@senate.texas.gov