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HB668 • 2025

Relating to the renewal of a license to carry a handgun.

Relating to the renewal of a license to carry a handgun.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Bell, Cecil | Wilson | Cain | Ashby | Holt
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Effective date
Not listed

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 renewal of a license to carry a handgun.

Relating to the renewal of a license to carry a handgun.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the renewal of a license to carry a handgun.

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 immediately

  3. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  7. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  8. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  9. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  10. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  11. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  12. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  14. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  15. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  16. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  17. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  18. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  19. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  20. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  21. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  22. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  23. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  24. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  25. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  26. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  27. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  28. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  29. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  30. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  31. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1402

  32. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  33. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  34. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  35. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  36. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  37. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  38. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  39. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  40. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  41. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  42. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  43. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  44. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  45. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  46. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  47. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  48. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  49. 2025-03-04 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  50. 2025-03-04 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

  51. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the renewal of a license to carry a handgun.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
89(R) HB 668 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 668

AN ACT

relating to the renewal of a license to carry a handgun.

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

SECTION 1. Section 411.185(a), Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(a) To renew a license, a license holder must, on or before

the
first anniversary of the
date the license expires, submit to the

department by mail or, in accordance with the procedure adopted

under Subsection (f), on the Internet:

(1) a renewal application on a form provided by the

department;

(2) payment of a nonrefundable renewal fee of $40; and

(3) the informational form described by Subsection (c)

signed or electronically acknowledged by the applicant.

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

handgun license that expires before, on, or after the effective

date of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 668 was passed by the House on May 6,

2025, by the following vote: Yeas 125, Nays 20, 3 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 668 was passed by the Senate on May

19, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 24, Nays 7.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor