Bill Commons

TX HB 4995

enacted

Relating to the carrying of handguns by tactical medical professionals while on duty providing support to tactical units of law enforcement agencies.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower

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Quick answers

Did TX HB 4995 pass?

Yes. TX HB 4995 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX HB 4995 about?

TX HB 4995 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the carrying of handguns by tactical medical professionals while on duty providing support to tactical units of law enforcement agencies.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 4995?

Wilson, Schwertner are the primary sponsors of TX HB 4995.

Introduced
2025-04-03
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Wilsonprimary
  • Schwertnerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

  2. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-05-31

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  5. 2025-05-30

    Signed in the House

    passage

  6. 2025-05-30

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-29

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  8. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-28

    Passed

    passage

  10. 2025-05-28

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  11. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  12. 2025-05-28

    Three day rule suspended

  13. 2025-05-28

    Vote recorded in Journal

  14. 2025-05-28

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  15. 2025-05-28

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  16. 2025-05-28

    Placed on intent calendar

  17. 2025-05-28

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  18. 2025-05-25

    Committee report printed and distributed

  19. 2025-05-25

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  20. 2025-05-25

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2025-05-22

    Vote taken in committee

  22. 2025-05-22

    Testimony taken in committee

  23. 2025-05-22

    Considered in public hearing

  24. 2025-05-22

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  25. 2025-05-21

    Posting rule suspended

  26. 2025-05-15

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  27. 2025-05-15

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  28. 2025-05-14

    Received from the House

    introduction

  29. 2025-05-13

    Reported engrossed

  30. 2025-05-13

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  31. 2025-05-13

    Record vote

  32. 2025-05-13

    Passed

    passage

  33. 2025-05-13

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  34. 2025-05-12

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  35. 2025-05-12

    Record vote

  36. 2025-05-12

    Passed to engrossment

  37. 2025-05-12

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  38. 2025-05-10

    Placed on General State Calendar

  39. 2025-05-08

    Considered in Calendars

  40. 2025-05-06

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  41. 2025-05-05

    Committee report distributed

  42. 2025-05-05

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  43. 2025-04-30

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  44. 2025-04-30

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  45. 2025-04-30

    Considered in public hearing

  46. 2025-04-23

    Left pending in committee

  47. 2025-04-23

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  48. 2025-04-23

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  49. 2025-04-23

    Considered in public hearing

  50. 2025-04-03

    Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

    referral-committee

  51. 2025-04-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  52. 2025-03-13

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-12 · pass · 126-15

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Allen: no
    • Anchía: no
    • Bowers: no
    • Cole: no
    • González, J.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Hinojosa: no
    • Jones, J.: no
    • Meza: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Morales Shaw: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Rosenthal: no
    • Turner: no
    • Wu: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Flores: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • King: absent
    • Schofield: absent
    • Simmon: absent
    • Garcia: absent
    • L: absent
    • Hernandez: absent
    • Lalan: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-13 · pass · 118-22

    Member-level votes (154)
    • Alders: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Allen: no
    • Anchía: no
    • Bhojani: no
    • Cole: no
    • Collier: no
    • Flores: no
    • González, M.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Hernandez: no
    • Hinojosa: no
    • Kerwin: no
    • Meza: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Morales Shaw: no
    • Reynolds: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Romero: no
    • Rosenthal: no
    • Thompson: no
    • Turner: no
    • Wu: no
    • Zwiener: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Schofield: absent
    • Simmon: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Leach: absent
    • Davis: absent
    • A: absent
    • Little: absent
    • Moody: absent
    • Wall: absent

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB04900_HB04999/HB 4995.xml

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