---
title: Weapons - Texas Legislation
subject: Weapons
total_bills: 16
unique_authors: 16
critical_bills: 3
high_cost_bills: 0
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/weapons"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Weapons

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 16
- **Unique Authors:** 16
- **Critical Compliance:** 3 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 4

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 8 bills
- **Senate:** 8 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 3 bills
- **Moderate:** 4 bills
- **Low:** 9 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Adam Hinojosa** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Angela Paxton** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Brent Hagenbuch** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Brian Birdwell** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Bryan Hughes** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Cecil Bell** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Charles Schwertner** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Cody Harris** (R, House) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/public-safety-department-of) (4 shared bills)
- [Law Enforcement](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/law-enforcement) (3 shared bills)
- [Crimes](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/crimes) (3 shared bills)
- [Criminal Procedure](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/criminal-procedure) (2 shared bills)
- [Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education-primary-secondary-other-school-personnel) (2 shared bills)
- [Education--Primary & Secondary](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education-primary-secondary) (2 shared bills)
- [County Government](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/county-government) (2 shared bills)
- [Education](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education) (2 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Department of Public Safety](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-public-safety) - 3 bills
- [Texas Commission on Law Enforcement](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-commission-on-law-enforcement) - 2 bills
- [Health and Human Services Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/health-and-human-services-commission) - 2 bills
- [Texas Education Agency](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-education-agency) - 1 bills
- [Department of State Health Services](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-state-health-services) - 1 bills
- [Office of the Governor](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-governor) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB1403](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1403-89th-regular) | Relating to the collection and confidentia... | Critical | Low |
| [HB6](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb6-89th-regular) | Relating to discipline management and acce... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB1362](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1362-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting the recognition, s... | Critical | Low |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB1234](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1234-89th-regular) | Relating to certain procedures requir... | Ryan Guillen (R) | Low |
| [HB1403](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1403-89th-regular) | Relating to the collection and confid... | Cody Harris (R) | Critical |
| [HB1506](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1506-89th-regular) | Relating to the issuance of a license... | Trent Ashby (R) | Low |
| [HB3053](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3053-89th-regular) | Relating to municipal and county fire... | Wesley Virdell (R) | Low |
| [HB4995](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4995-89th-regular) | Relating to the carrying of handguns ... | Terry Wilson (R) | Moderate |
| [HB6](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb6-89th-regular) | Relating to discipline management and... | Jeff Leach (R) | Critical |
| [HB668](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb668-89th-regular) | Relating to the renewal of a license ... | Cecil Bell (R) | Low |
| [HB913](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb913-89th-regular) | Relating to certain state hospital na... | James Frank (R) | Low |
| [SB1362](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1362-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting the recogniti... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Critical |
| [SB1596](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1596-89th-regular) | Relating to the prohibition of short-... | Brent Hagenbuch (R) | Low |
| [SB1718](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1718-89th-regular) | Relating to the eligibility of the Na... | Kevin Sparks (R) | Low |
| [SB2284](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2284-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of a munici... | Adam Hinojosa (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2570](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2570-89th-regular) | Relating to a legal justification for... | Peter Flores (R) | Moderate |
| [SB706](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb706-89th-regular) | Relating to the recognition of a hand... | Charles Schwertner (R) | Low |
| [SB870](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb870-89th-regular) | Relating to the open carrying of a ha... | Brian Birdwell (R) | Moderate |
| [SB890](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb890-89th-regular) | Relating to the issuance of a license... | Angela Paxton (R) | Low |

## Source Links

- [Full Interactive Analysis](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/weapons)
- [All Texas Subjects](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subjects)

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