This week, the Texas Senate gave final approval to HB 685, by Representative Patrick Rose (D-Dripping Springs) and Senator Leticia Van de Putte (D-San Antonio), sending the bill to Governor Rick Perry (R). HB 685 exempts military personnel with recent handgun training from the range instruction portion of the Concealed Handgun License (CHL) course. Also this week, the Senate approved HB 225, by Representative Joe Driver (R-Garland) and Senator Bob Deuell (R-Greenville), but not before amending two other NRA-supported measures onto the bill; HB 318, the CHL confidentiality bill sponsored by Representative Suzanna Hupp and Senator Bob Deuell (R-Greenville), and HB 1066, by Representative Glenn Hegar (R-Katy) and Senator Todd Staples (R-Palestine), which allows residents from any other state to apply for a Texas CHL and expands the number of states that would be eligible for reciprocal agreements with Texas. HB 225, which now also contains the language of HB 318 and HB 1066, moves back to the House for concurrence with the Senate amendments.
Texas Legislative Update
Friday, May 13, 2005
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
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Saturday, May 23, 2026
On Thursday, May 21, the New York Senate and Assembly used the State Budget as a vehicle to not only finance state government but also to pass a handful of their other policy priorities.
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
America’s Second Amendment community had some insights into the outlook of the newly confirmed ATF Director Robert Cekada, when he recently testified before the House Oversight Committee’s Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement.
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Today, April 23rd, Governor Spanberger Signed HB1525 and SB727/HB1524 into law.
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Anti-gun extremist Michael Bloomberg thankfully commands fewer headlines these days. But policy efforts like the latest “Public Carry Permitting Model Policy Guide” from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health’s Center for Gun Violence Solutions still ...
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