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HB1403 • 2025

Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.

Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.

Firearms
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Harris | Manuel | Spiller
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.

Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.

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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. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  5. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  6. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  7. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  8. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  9. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  10. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  11. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  12. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  13. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  14. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  15. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  16. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  18. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  19. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  20. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  21. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  22. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  23. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  24. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  25. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  26. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  27. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Health & Human Services

  28. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  29. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  30. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  31. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2259

  32. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  33. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  34. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out as postponed business

  35. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  36. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2170

  37. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  38. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  39. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Postponed. 5/12/25 10:00 AM

  40. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  41. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  42. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  43. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  44. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  45. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  46. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  47. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  48. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  49. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  50. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  51. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  52. 2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  53. 2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Human Services

  54. 2024-11-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 1403 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 1403

AN ACT

relating to the collection and confidentiality of information

regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil

penalty.

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

SECTION 1. Section 42.042, Human Resources Code, is amended

by adding Subsections (e-6), (e-7), (e-8), and (e-9) to read as

follows:

(e-6)

The commission, the department, and a child-placing

agency that contracts with the department may not require an agency

foster home to:

(1)

disclose the specific types of firearms that are

present in the home; or

(2)

notify the child-placing agency if there is any

change in the types of firearms that are present in the home.

(e-7)

If the commission, the department, or a child-placing

agency that contracts with the department has or obtains

information relating to the types of firearms that are present in an

agency foster home, the commission, department, or child-placing

agency may not use that information for any purpose other than

determining whether there are firearms present in the home.

(e-8)

A child-placing agency that violates Subsection (e-7)

is liable to the state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed

$5,000 for each violation.

The attorney general may bring an action

to recover a civil penalty authorized under this subsection.

(e-9)

Information relating to the types of firearms that are

present in an agency foster home is confidential and is not subject

to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 1403 was passed by the House on May

13, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 107, Nays 36, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 1403 was passed by the Senate on May

28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 22, Nays 9.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor