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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 1596: Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms.

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

SB 1596 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on February 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms. Primary sponsor: Brent Hagenbuch (Republican), Richard Hayes (Republican), Ben Bumgarner (Republican), Wes Virdell (Republican), Katrina Pierson (Republican), Will Metcalf (Republican). It lists 33 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 38

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brent HagenbuchPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate30
Richard HayesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Ben BumgarnerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Wes VirdellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Katrina PiersonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Will MetcalfPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Trent AshbyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Keith BellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Charles CunninghamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse127
Pat CurryCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Mano DeAyalaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse133
Mark DorazioCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse122
Stan GerdesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Cody HarrisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Brian HarrisonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse10
Hillary HicklandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Janis HoltCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Andy HopperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Carrie IsaacCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Helen KerwinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Stan KitzmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Terri Leo-WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23
A.J. LouderbackCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
John LujanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse118
Shelley LutherCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Don McLaughlinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse80
Brent MoneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse2
Candy NobleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Mike OlcottCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Dennis PaulCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse129
Keresa RichardsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
SchatzlineCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Alan SchoolcraftCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Shelby SlawsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
David SpillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Valoree SwansonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse150
Carl TepperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Steve TothCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Cody VasutCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25

“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 House
  5. Signed in the Senate
  6. Reported enrolled
  7. House passage reported
  8. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  9. Record vote
  10. Passed
  11. Laid out as postponed business
  12. Additional sponsor(s) authorized

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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