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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 5041: Relating to the unlawful possession of a firearm by a person not lawfully present in the United States; 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 5041 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on March 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the unlawful possession of a firearm by a person not lawfully present in the United States; creating a criminal offense. Primary sponsor: Tony Tinderholt (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 3, 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): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tony TinderholtPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse94

“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