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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 1923: Relating to removing the requirement that an applicant for or holder of a license to carry a handgun provide fingerprints.

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 1923 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on January 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to removing the requirement that an applicant for or holder of a license to carry a handgun provide fingerprints. Primary sponsor: Wes Virdell (Republican), Andy Hopper (Republican), Richard Hayes (Republican), Terry Canales (Democratic), Cody Vasut (Republican). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 14, 2025): Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 16

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Wes VirdellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Andy HopperPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Richard HayesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Terry CanalesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Cody VasutPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Ben BumgarnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Briscoe CainCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse128
Mark DorazioCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse122
Ryan GuillenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Helen KerwinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Mitch LittleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Shelley LutherCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Don McLaughlinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse80
Brent MoneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse2
Keresa RichardsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
SchatzlineCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Tony TinderholtCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse94
Ellen TroxclairCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19

“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 Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
  2. Read first time
  3. Filed

Sources

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