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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 2470: Relating to the age at which a person not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law from possessing a firearm may carry a handgun or is eligible for a license to carry a handgun.

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 2470 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the age at which a person not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law from possessing a firearm may carry a handgun or is eligible for a license to carry a handgun. Primary sponsor: Wes Virdell (Republican), Dade Phelan (Republican), Briscoe Cain (Republican), Cody Vasut (Republican), Trent Ashby (Republican). It lists 17 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 14, 2025): Left pending in committee.

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): Republican 21

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Wes VirdellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Dade PhelanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse21
Briscoe CainPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse128
Cody VasutPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Trent AshbyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Ben BumgarnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Mark DorazioCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse122
Ryan GuillenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Richard HayesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Hillary HicklandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Andy HopperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Helen KerwinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Mitch LittleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse65
A.J. LouderbackCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Shelley LutherCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Brent MoneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse2
Katrina PiersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Keresa RichardsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
SchatzlineCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Tony TinderholtCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse94
Steve TothCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
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. Left pending in committee
  2. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  3. Considered in public hearing
  4. Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
  5. Read first time
  6. Filed

Sources

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