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HB1234 • 2025

Relating to certain procedures required for the denial of certain applications for a license to carry a handgun.

Relating to certain procedures required for the denial of certain applications for a license to carry a handgun.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Guillen
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to certain procedures required for the denial of certain applications for a license to carry a handgun.

Relating to certain procedures required for the denial of certain applications for a license to carry a handgun.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to certain procedures required for the denial of certain applications for a license to carry a handgun.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  6. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  7. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  8. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#4033

  9. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  11. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  12. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  13. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Removed from local & uncontested calendar

  14. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  15. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  16. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  17. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Amendment(s) offered. FA1 Hagenbuch

  18. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended

  19. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  20. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

  21. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  22. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  23. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  24. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  25. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  26. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  27. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage as amended reported

  28. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate Amendments distributed

  29. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  30. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  31. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  32. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  33. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  34. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  35. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  36. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  37. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  38. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  39. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  40. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  41. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  42. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1303

  43. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  44. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  45. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  46. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  47. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-Guillen

  48. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  49. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1197

  50. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  51. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  52. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  53. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  54. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  55. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  56. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  57. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  58. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  59. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  60. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  61. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  62. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  63. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

  64. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to certain procedures required for the denial of certain applications for a license to carry a handgun.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 1234 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 1234

AN ACT

relating to certain procedures required for the denial of certain

applications for a license to carry a handgun.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is

amended by adding Section 411.1765 to read as follows:

Sec.

411.1765.

NOTICE OF CERTAIN DENIALS. (a)

This section

applies only to an application for the issuance of an original or

renewal license to carry a handgun for which the department has

received an opinion from a panel member of the medical advisory

board under Section 12.095, Health and Safety Code, that indicates

the applicant may be unable to exercise sound judgment with respect

to the proper use and storage of a handgun.

(b)

The department may not deny an application to which this

section applies, unless the department first provides the applicant

with:

(1)

a written notice that specifically states the

reason the department is considering denying the application; and

(2)

a period of not less than 30 days in which the

applicant may provide additional written materials to the

department to supplement or clarify the applicant's application

submitted under this subchapter.

(c)

The department shall forward any materials received in

the period described by Subsection (b)(2) to the entire medical

advisory board panel described by Subsection (a). After reviewing

the written materials, each panel member shall submit a written

report to the department stating the panel member's opinion as to

the ability of the applicant to exercise sound judgment with

respect to the proper use and storage of a handgun.

(d)

After the medical advisory board panel submits the

written reports under Subsection (c), the department shall review

the application and determine whether to issue an original or

renewal license to carry a handgun or to deny the application.

SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to

an application for the issuance of an original or renewal license to

carry a handgun submitted on or after the effective date of this

Act. An application submitted before the effective date of this Act

is governed by the law in effect on the date the application was

submitted, and the former law is continued in effect for that

purpose.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 1234 was passed by the House on May 2,

2025, by the following vote: Yeas 118, Nays 11, 1 present, not

voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.

No. 1234 on May 29, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 104, Nays 28,

1 present, not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 1234 was passed by the Senate, with

amendments, on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays

6.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: __________________

Date

__________________

Governor