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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 3053: Relating to municipal and county firearm buyback programs.

Enacted 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 3053 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on February 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to municipal and county firearm buyback programs. Primary sponsor: Wes Virdell (Republican), Briscoe Cain (Republican), Hillary Hickland (Republican), A.J. Louderback (Republican), Trent Ashby (Republican), Bob Hall (Republican). It lists 26 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 20, 2025): Effective on 9/1/25.

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 30

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Wes VirdellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Briscoe CainPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse128
Hillary HicklandPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse55
A.J. LouderbackPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Trent AshbyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Bob HallPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Ben BumgarnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
CreightonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Mark DorazioCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse122
Stan GerdesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Richard HayesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Adam HinojosaCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Andy HopperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Lacey HullCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse138
Helen KerwinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Lois KolkhorstCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Terri Leo-WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23
Mitch LittleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse65
David LoweCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Shelley LutherCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Don McLaughlinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse80
Will MetcalfCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Brent MoneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse2
Matt MorganCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse26
Tom OliversonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse130
Katrina PiersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Keresa RichardsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
SchatzlineCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Joanne ShofnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
David SpillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Tony TinderholtCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse94
Steve TothCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15

“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. Effective on 9/1/25
  2. Signed by the Governor
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Signed in the Senate
  5. Signed in the House
  6. Reported enrolled
  7. Senate passage reported
  8. Record vote
  9. Passed
  10. Read 3rd time
  11. Record vote
  12. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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