Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms
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89th Legislature (2025)
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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Feb 24, 2025
Filed · Feb 24, 2025
Read first time · Mar 10, 2025
Referred to State Affairs · Mar 10, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Mar 13, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 13, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Mar 13, 2025
Left pending in committee · Mar 13, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 20, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Mar 20, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendments · Mar 24, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Mar 24, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · Mar 25, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Apr 14, 2025
Record vote · Apr 14, 2025
Read 2nd time · Apr 14, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · Apr 14, 2025
Amendment fails of adoption · Apr 14, 2025
Record vote · Apr 14, 2025
Passed to engrossment · Apr 14, 2025
Record vote · Apr 14, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Apr 16, 2025
Record vote · Apr 16, 2025
Read 3rd time · Apr 16, 2025
Passed · Apr 16, 2025
Record vote · Apr 16, 2025
Reported engrossed · Apr 16, 2025
Received from the Senate · Apr 17, 2025
Read first time · Apr 22, 2025
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs · Apr 22, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 30, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · Apr 30, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 7, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 7, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 8, 2025
Considered in Calendars · May 22, 2025
Placed on General State Calendar · May 24, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 27, 2025
Point of order withdrawn · May 27, 2025
Amendment tabled · May 27, 2025
Record vote · May 27, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 27, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading · May 27, 2025
Record vote · May 27, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 27, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 27, 2025
Postponed · May 27, 2025
Record vote · May 27, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 27, 2025
Rules suspended · May 28, 2025
Additional sponsor(s) authorized · May 28, 2025
Laid out as postponed business · May 28, 2025
Passed · May 28, 2025
Record vote · May 28, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 28, 2025
House passage reported · May 28, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 28, 2025
Signed in the Senate · May 30, 2025
Signed in the House · Jun 1, 2025
Sent to the Governor · Jun 1, 2025
Signed by the Governor · Jun 20, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 · Jun 20, 2025
The numbers
6
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
SBi1596 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-28 · Yeas 87, Nays 52, Present, not voting 1
The motion prevailed byHouse · 2025-05-27 · Yeas 109, Nays 26, Present, not voting 2
Martinez Fischer SB 1596 was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-27 · Yeas 88, Nays 54, Present, not voting 1
The motion to table prevailed byHouse · 2025-05-27 · Yeas 87, Nays 53, Present, not voting 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Texas legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective on 9/1/25 (Jun 20, 2025).