2025 Regular SessionTexas Legislature

HB658

Legislative Summary

Relating to the carrying of weapons by community supervision and corrections department officers, juvenile probation officers, and certain retired law enforcement officers and to criminal liability for taking a weapon from certain of those officers.

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Bill History

11/12/2024
Filed
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Read first time
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Left pending in committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Committee report distributed
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Committee report sent to Calendars
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Considered in Calendars
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Considered in Calendars
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Placed on General State Calendar
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Amendment(s) offered 1-Hopper
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Amendment fails of adoption 1-Hopper
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Record vote RV#540
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Passed to engrossment
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Record vote RV#541
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Postponed 4/25/25 1:15 pm
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Amendment (H 2) 1-Hopper

House Amendment (H 2) 1-Hopper

4/24/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Amendment fails of adoption RV#540
4/24/2025
27
Yea
116
Nay
2
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: FAILED
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal RV#541
4/24/2025
133
Yea
13
Nay
1
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(11/12/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Carl Tepper
Carl Tepper
Republican

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/24/202565.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text11/12/202465.3 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/24/202511.1 KB
Misc
Misc3/11/20256.2 KB