2025 Regular Session • Texas Legislature
HB170
Legislative Summary
Relating to civil liability arising out of justified uses of or threats to use force or deadly force.
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Bill History
11/12/2024
Filed
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Read first time
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Committee substitute considered in committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Left pending in committee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Committee substitute considered in committee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Reported favorably as substituted
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Committee report distributed
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Committee report sent to Calendars
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(11/12/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 21
Primary Sponsor
Ryan Guillen
Republican
Co-Sponsors (20)
Ben Bumgarner
Republican
Stan Gerdes
Republican
Wesley Virdell
Republican
Briscoe Cain
Republican
Richard Hayes
Republican
Andy Hopper
Republican
Carrie Isaac
Republican
Marc LaHood
Republican
Terri Leo-Wilson
Republican
Mitch Little
Republican
John Lujan
Republican
Shelley Luther
Republican
Angelia Orr
Republican
Katrina Pierson
Republican
Keresa Richardson
Republican
Alan Schoolcraft
Republican
Shelby Slawson
Republican
David Spiller
Republican
Ellen Troxclair
Republican
Cody Vasut
Republican