TX HB 259
died on adjournmentRelating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
Quick answers
Did TX HB 259 pass?
No. TX HB 259 died when the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-04-14): Left pending in committee
What is TX HB 259 about?
TX HB 259 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 259?
Hayes, Bumgarner, Virdell and 1 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 259, joined by 33 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-27
- Latest action
- 2025-04-14 — Left pending in committee
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Hayesprimary
- Bumgarnerprimary
- Virdellprimary
- Piersonprimary
- Ashbycosponsor
- Bell, Keithcosponsor
- Cunninghamcosponsor
- Currycosponsor
- DeAyalacosponsor
- Doraziocosponsor
- Gerdescosponsor
- Harriscosponsor
- Harrisoncosponsor
- Hicklandcosponsor
- Holtcosponsor
- Hoppercosponsor
- Isaaccosponsor
- Kerwincosponsor
- Kitzmancosponsor
- Louderbackcosponsor
- Lujancosponsor
- Luthercosponsor
- McLaughlincosponsor
- Metcalfcosponsor
- Moneycosponsor
- Noblecosponsor
- Olcottcosponsor
- Paulcosponsor
- Richardsoncosponsor
- Schatzlinecosponsor
- Schoolcraftcosponsor
- Slawsoncosponsor
- Spillercosponsor
- Swansoncosponsor
- Teppercosponsor
- Tothcosponsor
- Vasutcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2024-11-12
Filed
filing
2025-02-27
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-02-27
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
referral-committee
2025-04-14
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-14
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-14
Left pending in committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 1596
Official source
Attribution
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