TX HB 644

withdrawn

Relating to the civil liability of certain businesses in connection with allowing concealed handguns on the business premises.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 644 pass?

No. TX HB 644 was withdrawn on 2025-05-12 and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2025-05-12): Referred to State Affairs

What is TX HB 644 about?

TX HB 644 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the civil liability of certain businesses in connection with allowing concealed handguns on the business premises.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 644?

Bell, Cecil, Gerdes, Wilson and 2 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 644.

Introduced: 2025-03-04
Latest action: 2025-05-12 — Referred to State Affairs
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2024-11-12
Filed
filing
2025-03-04
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-04
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
referral-committee
2025-03-12
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-12
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-03-12
Left pending in committee
2025-03-26
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-26
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-03
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-04-03
Committee report distributed
2025-04-03
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-04-28
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-06
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-08
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-09
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-05-09
Point of order withdrawn
withdrawal
2025-05-09
Passed to engrossment
2025-05-09
Record vote
2025-05-09
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-10
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-05-10
Passed
passage
2025-05-10
Record vote
2025-05-10
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-10
Reported engrossed
2025-05-12
Received from the House
introduction
2025-05-12
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-05-12
Referred to State Affairs
referral-committee

Versions

IntroducedCompare
House Committee ReportCompare
EngrossedCompare
(document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

passage
2025-05-09 · pass · 83-47
Member-level votes (153)
- Alders: yes
- Barry: yes
- Bell, C.: yes
- Bell, K.: yes
- Bonnen: yes
- Buckley: yes
- Bumgarner: yes
- Button: yes
- Capriglione: yes
- Cook: yes
- Craddick: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Curry: yes
- Darby: yes
- Dean: yes
- DeAyala: yes
- Dorazio: yes
- Dyson: yes
- Fairly: yes
- Frank: yes
- Gates: yes
- Gerdes: yes
- Geren: yes
- Guillen: yes
- Harless: yes
- Harris Davila: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Hayes: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Hickland: yes
- Holt: yes
- Hopper: yes
- Hull: yes
- Isaac: yes
- Kerwin: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- LaHood: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Landgraf: yes
- Leach: yes
- Leo Wilson: yes
- Little: yes
- Lopez, J.: yes
- Louderback: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Lujan: yes
- Luther: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- McQueeney: yes
- Metcalf: yes
- Meyer: yes
- Money: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Muñoz: yes
- Noble: yes
- Olcott: yes
- Oliverson: yes
- Orr: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Paul: yes
- Phelan: yes
- Pierson: yes
- Raymond: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Schatzline: yes
- Schofield: yes
- Schoolcraft: yes
- Shaheen: yes
- Shofner: yes
- Slawson: yes
- Smithee: yes
- Spiller: yes
- Swanson: yes
- Tepper: yes
- Tinderholt: yes
- Toth: yes
- Troxclair: yes
- VanDeaver: yes
- Vasut: yes
- Villalobos: yes
- Virdell: yes
- Wharton: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Bernal: no
- Bhojani: no
- Bryant: no
- Bucy: no
- Cole: no
- Collier: no
- Cortez: no
- Davis, A.: no
- Davis, Y.: no
- Flores: no
- Gámez: no
- Garcia, L.: no
- Garcia Hernandez: no
- Gervin-Hawkins: no
- González, J.: no
- González, M.: no
- Goodwin: no
- Hernandez: no
- Hinojosa: no
- Howard: no
- Johnson: no
- Jones, J.: no
- Jones, V.: no
- Lalani: no
- Lopez, R.: no
- Martinez: no
- Fischer: no
- Meza: no
- Moody: no
- Morales, C.: no
- Morales, E.: no
- Ordaz: no
- Perez, M.: no
- Perez, V.: no
- Plesa: no
- Reynolds: no
- Rodríguez Ramos: no
- Romero: no
- Rosenthal: no
- Simmons: no
- Thompson: no
- Turner: no
- Vo: no
- Walle: no
- Ward Johnson: no
- Wu: no
- Zwiener: no
- Present: not voting
- Speaker: not voting
- Harris(C: not voting
- Absent: absent
- Cain: absent
- Lozano: absent
- Manuel: absent
- Ros: absent
- Excused: absent
- Allen: absent
- Ashby: absent
- Dutton: absent
- Hunter: absent
- King: absent
- Talaric: absent
- Anchía: absent
- Bowers: absent
- Campos: absent
- Canales: absent
- Garcia, J.: absent
- Guerra: absent
- Longoria: absent
- Morales Shaw: absent
passage
2025-05-10 · pass · 94-36
Member-level votes (152)
- Alders: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Barry: yes
- Bell, C.: yes
- Bell, K.: yes
- Bhojani: yes
- Bonnen: yes
- Buckley: yes
- Bumgarner: yes
- Button: yes
- Cain: yes
- Campos: yes
- Capriglione: yes
- Cook: yes
- Cortez: yes
- Craddick: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Curry: yes
- Darby: yes
- Dean: yes
- DeAyala: yes
- Dorazio: yes
- Dyson: yes
- Fairly: yes
- Frank: yes
- Garcia, J.: yes
- Gates: yes
- Gerdes: yes
- Geren: yes
- Guerra: yes
- Guillen: yes
- Harless: yes
- Harris: yes
- Harris Davila: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Hayes: yes
- Hickland: yes
- Hopper: yes
- Hull: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Isaac: yes
- Jones, V.: yes
- Kerwin: yes
- King: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- LaHood: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Landgraf: yes
- Leach: yes
- Leo Wilson: yes
- Little: yes
- Lopez, J.: yes
- Louderback: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Lozano: yes
- Lujan: yes
- Luther: yes
- Manuel: yes
- Martinez: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- McQueeney: yes
- Metcalf: yes
- Meyer: yes
- Money: yes
- Morales, E.: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Muñoz: yes
- Noble: yes
- Olcott: yes
- Oliverson: yes
- Orr: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Paul: yes
- Phelan: yes
- Pierson: yes
- Raymond: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Rodríguez Ramos: yes
- Schatzline: yes
- Schofield: yes
- Schoolcraft: yes
- Shaheen: yes
- Shofner: yes
- Slawson: yes
- Smithee: yes
- Spiller: yes
- Tepper: yes
- Tinderholt: yes
- Toth: yes
- VanDeaver: yes
- Vasut: yes
- Villalobos: yes
- Wharton: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Allen: no
- Anchía: no
- Bowers: no
- Bryant: no
- Bucy: no
- Cole: no
- Collier: no
- Dutton: no
- Flores: no
- Gámez: no
- Garcia, L.: no
- Garcia Hernandez: no
- Gervin-Hawkins: no
- González, J.: no
- González, M.: no
- Hinojosa: no
- Howard: no
- Johnson: no
- Jones, J.: no
- Lalani: no
- Longoria: no
- Morales, C.: no
- Perez, V.: no
- Plesa: no
- Reynolds: no
- Romero: no
- Rose: no
- Rosenthal: no
- Simmons: no
- Talarico: no
- Thompson: no
- Turner: no
- Walle: no
- Ward Johnson: no
- Wu: no
- Zwiener: no
- Present: not voting
- Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
- Bernal: absent
- Canales: absent
- Davis, A.: absent
- Davis, Y.: absent
- Goodwin: absent
- Hefner: absent
- Holt: absent
- Fischer: absent
- Meza: absent
- Moody: absent
- Ordaz: absent
- Perez, M.: absent
- Troxclair: absent
- Vo: absent
- Hernandez: absent
- Lopez: absent
- R: absent
- Morales Shaw: absent
- Swanson: absent
- Virdel: absent

Related bills

Companion bill: SB 2620

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00600_HB00699/HB 644.xml

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