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HB1506 • 2025

Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain retired county court judges.

Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain retired county court judges.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Ashby
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 the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain retired county court judges.

Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain retired county court judges.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain retired county court judges.

Limits and Unknowns

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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

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  5. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  6. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  7. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  8. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  9. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  10. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  11. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  12. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  13. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  14. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  15. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  16. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  17. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  18. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  19. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  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. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  24. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  25. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  26. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  27. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  28. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  29. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  30. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  31. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1596

  32. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  33. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  34. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  35. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  36. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  37. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1519

  38. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  39. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  40. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  41. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  42. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  43. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  44. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  45. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  46. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  47. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  48. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  49. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  50. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

  51. 2024-12-04 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain retired county court judges.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 1506 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 1506

AN ACT

relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain

retired county court judges.

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

SECTION 1. Section 411.201(a)(3), Government Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(3) "Retired judicial officer" means:

(A) a visiting judge appointed under Section

26.023 or 26.024;

(B) a senior judge designated under Section

75.001 or a judicial officer as designated or defined by Section

75.001, 831.001, or 836.001; [
or
]

(C) a retired federal judge who is a resident of

this state
; or

(D)

a retired judge of a constitutional county

court or statutory county court who served at least 48 months in a

constitutional county court or statutory county court
.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to an application for a 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. 1506 was passed by the House on May 7,

2025, by the following vote: Yeas 133, Nays 12, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 1506 was passed by the Senate on May

27, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor