2023 Regular Session • Texas Legislature
HB2837
Legislative Summary
Relating to prohibiting a person or entity from surveilling, reporting, or tracking the purchase of firearms, ammunition, and accessories through the use of certain merchant category codes; imposing a civil penalty.
Bill History
2/24/2023
Filed
House of Representatives
3/14/2023
Read first time
House of Representatives
3/14/2023
Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
House of Representatives
4/5/2023
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
House of Representatives
4/5/2023
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
4/5/2023
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
House of Representatives
4/5/2023
Left pending in committee
House of Representatives
4/13/2023
Considered in formal meeting
House of Representatives
4/13/2023
Committee substitute considered in committee
House of Representatives
4/13/2023
Reported favorably as substituted
House of Representatives
4/21/2023
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
House of Representatives
4/24/2023
Committee report distributed
House of Representatives
4/24/2023
Committee report sent to Calendars
House of Representatives
4/28/2023
Considered in Calendars
House of Representatives
5/2/2023
Placed on General State Calendar
House of Representatives
5/2/2023
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
5/2/2023
Amendment fails of adoption 1-Bryant
House of Representatives
5/2/2023
Record vote RV#885
House of Representatives
5/2/2023
Amendment fails of adoption 2-Bryant
House of Representatives
5/2/2023
Record vote RV#886
House of Representatives
5/2/2023
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/2/2023
Point of order withdrawn Rule 11, Section 2
House of Representatives
5/2/2023
Amendment fails of adoption 3-Bryant
House of Representatives
5/2/2023
Record vote RV#887
House of Representatives
5/2/2023
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/2/2023
Point of order withdrawn
House of Representatives
5/2/2023
Passed to engrossment
House of Representatives
5/2/2023
Record vote RV#888
House of Representatives
5/2/2023
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/3/2023
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
5/3/2023
Passed
House of Representatives
5/3/2023
Record vote RV#918
House of Representatives
5/3/2023
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/3/2023
Reported engrossed
House of Representatives
5/4/2023
Received from the House
Senate
5/5/2023
Read first time
Senate
5/5/2023
Referred to State Affairs
Senate
5/15/2023
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Senate
5/15/2023
Considered in public hearing
Senate
5/15/2023
Testimony taken in committee
Senate
5/15/2023
Vote taken in committee
Senate
5/16/2023
Reported favorably w/o amendments
Senate
5/16/2023
Committee report printed and distributed
Senate
5/17/2023
Co-sponsor authorized
Senate
5/18/2023
Co-sponsor authorized
Senate
5/18/2023
Placed on intent calendar
Senate
5/19/2023
Co-sponsor authorized
Senate
5/19/2023
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Senate
5/19/2023
Record vote
Senate
5/19/2023
Read 2nd time
Senate
5/19/2023
Amendment(s) offered FA1 Menéndez
Senate
5/19/2023
Point of order
Senate
5/19/2023
Point of order sustained
Senate
5/19/2023
Passed to 3rd reading
Senate
5/19/2023
Record vote
Senate
5/19/2023
Three day rule suspended
Senate
5/19/2023
Record vote
Senate
5/19/2023
Read 3rd time
Senate
5/19/2023
Passed
Senate
5/19/2023
Record vote
Senate
5/19/2023
Senate passage reported
House of Representatives
5/20/2023
Reported enrolled
House of Representatives
5/22/2023
Signed in the House
House of Representatives
5/23/2023
Signed in the Senate
Senate
5/24/2023
Sent to the Governor
6/10/2023
Signed by the Governor
6/10/2023
Effective on 9/1/23
Amendments
Senate Amendment (S 2) F1-Menéndez
Senate Amendment (S 2) F1-Menéndez
5/19/2023Not Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 1-Bryant
House Amendment (H 2) 1-Bryant
5/2/2023Not Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 2-Bryant
House Amendment (H 2) 2-Bryant
5/2/2023Not Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 3-Bryant
House Amendment (H 2) 3-Bryant
5/2/2023Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Three day rule suspended
5/19/2023
25
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read 3rd time
5/19/2023
31
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
5/19/2023
19
Yea
12
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Point of order sustained
5/19/2023
19
Yea
12
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read 3rd time RV#918
5/3/2023
89
Yea
56
Nay
2
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amendment fails of adoption RV#885
5/2/2023
63
Yea
83
Nay
1
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: FAILED
Point of order withdrawn RV#888
5/2/2023
85
Yea
56
Nay
2
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amendment fails of adoption RV#886
5/2/2023
58
Yea
85
Nay
1
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: FAILED
Amendment fails of adoption RV#887
5/2/2023
56
Yea
76
Nay
1
Not Voting
17
Absent
Result: FAILED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(6/10/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 22
Primary Sponsor

Matt Schaefer
Republican
Co-Sponsors (21)
Giovanni Capriglione
Republican
Candy Noble
Republican
Charles Anderson
Republican
Ben Bumgarner
Republican
Charles Cunningham
Republican
Stan Gerdes
Republican
Cole Hefner
Republican
Glenn Rogers
Republican
David Spiller
Republican
Lynn Stucky
Republican
Valoree Swanson
Republican
Kronda Thimesch
Republican
Cody Vasut
Republican
Charles Schwertner
Republican
Paul Bettencourt
Republican
Donna Campbell
Republican
Charles Creighton
Republican
Bob Hall
Republican
Lois Kolkhorst
Republican
Mayes Middleton
Republican
Drew Springer
Republican