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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 162: Relating to prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 162 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on November 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense. Primary sponsor: Briscoe Cain (Republican). It lists 50 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 27, 2025): Referred to State Affairs.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 49

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Briscoe CainPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse128
Daniel AldersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Trent AshbyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Cecil BellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Keith BellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Ben BumgarnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
CookCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Charles CunninghamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse127
Caroline Harris DavilaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52
Mark DorazioCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse122
James FrankCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Gary GatesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Stan GerdesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Ryan GuillenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Cody HarrisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Brian HarrisonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse10
Richard HayesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Hillary HicklandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Andy HopperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Carrie IsaacCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Helen KerwinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Stan KitzmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Marc LaHoodCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse121
Terri Leo-WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23
Mitch LittleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse65
A.J. LouderbackCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
David LoweCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Shelley LutherCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Don McLaughlinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse80
John McQueeneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Will MetcalfCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Brent MoneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse2
Matt MorganCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse26
Mike OlcottCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Tom OliversonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse130
Angelia OrrCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Dennis PaulCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse129
Katrina PiersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Keresa RichardsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
SchatzlineCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Alan SchoolcraftCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Joanne ShofnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
Shelby SlawsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
David SpillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Valoree SwansonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse150
Tony TinderholtCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse94
Steve TothCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Cody VasutCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Wes VirdellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Trey WhartonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse12
Terry WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to State Affairs
  2. Read first time
  3. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source