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HB 658 (89R): Relating to the carrying of weapons by community supervision and corrections department officers, juvenile probation officers, and certain retired law enforcement officers and to criminal liability for taking a weapon fr
89th Legislature, regular session · filed 2024-11-12 · Latest: Referred to Criminal Justice
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Relating to the carrying of weapons by community supervision and corrections department officers, juvenile probation officers, and certain retired law enforcement officers and to criminal liability for taking a weapon from certain of those officers.
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Relating to the carrying of weapons by community supervision and corrections department officers, juvenile probation officers, and certain retired law enforcement officers and to criminal liability for taking a weapon from certain of those officers.
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Bill history (latest 25 steps)
- 2025-05-05: Referred to Criminal Justice
- 2025-05-05: Read first time
- 2025-04-28: Received from the House
- 2025-04-28: Reported engrossed
- 2025-04-28: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- 2025-04-28: Record vote (RV#592)
- 2025-04-28: Passed
- 2025-04-28: Laid out as postponed business
- 2025-04-25: Postponed (4/25/25 1:15 pm)
- 2025-04-25: Read 3rd time
- 2025-04-24: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- 2025-04-24: Record vote (RV#541)
- 2025-04-24: Passed to engrossment
- 2025-04-24: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- 2025-04-24: Record vote (RV#540)
- 2025-04-24: Amendment fails of adoption (1-Hopper)
- 2025-04-24: Point of order withdrawn (amendment) (Rule 11, Section 2)
- 2025-04-24: Amendment(s) offered (1-Hopper)
- 2025-04-24: Read 2nd time
- 2025-04-24: Placed on General State Calendar
- 2025-04-22: Considered in Calendars
- 2025-04-09: Considered in Calendars
- 2025-03-24: Committee report sent to Calendars
- 2025-03-24: Committee report distributed
- 2025-03-24: Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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- Veto
- The power of a president or governor to reject a bill passed by the legislature. Lawmakers can override a veto with a large enough vote (two-thirds of each chamber in Congress).
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- Texas Legislature Online: bill history
- Data: Texas Legislature Online bill history XML (Texas Legislative Council), ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/
Record st-tx-89r-hb658 · catalog st-tx-tlo-bills-89r · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol tx-bills