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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 1065: Relating to a required provision in certain governmental entity contracts regarding the carrying of handguns by license holders; providing civil penalties.

Passed one chamber 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

SB 1065 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to a required provision in certain governmental entity contracts regarding the carrying of handguns by license holders; providing civil penalties. Primary sponsor: Bob Hall (Republican), Dade Phelan (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 21, 2025): Committee report sent to Calendars.

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 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bob HallPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Dade PhelanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse21
CreightonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Brent HagenbuchCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate30

“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. Committee report sent to Calendars
  2. Committee report distributed
  3. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  4. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  5. Amendment(s) considered in committee
  6. Considered in formal meeting
  7. Referred to State Affairs
  8. Read first time
  9. Received from the Senate
  10. Reported engrossed
  11. Record vote
  12. Passed

Showing 12 most recent of 33 actions. Full history

Sources

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