Texas House Bill 3053

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 32)
Status: Passed on June 20 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-20 - Effective on 9/1/25
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Relating to municipal and county firearm buyback programs.

Relating to municipal and county firearm buyback programs.

Rep. Wesley Virdell [R]	Rep. Briscoe Cain [R]	Rep. Hillary Hickland [R]	Rep. AJ Louderback [R]
Rep. Trent Ashby [R]	Rep. Ben Bumgarner [R]	Rep. Mark Dorazio [R]	Rep. Stan Gerdes [R]
Rep. Richard Hayes [R]	Rep. Andy Hopper [R]	Rep. Lacey Hull [R]	Rep. Helen Kerwin [R]
Rep. Terri Leo-Wilson [R]	Rep. Mitch Little [R]	Rep. David Lowe [R]	Rep. Shelley Luther [R]
Rep. Don McLaughlin [R]	Rep. William Metcalf [R]	Rep. Brent Money [R]	Rep. Matt Morgan [R]
Rep. Tom Oliverson [R]	Rep. Katrina Pierson [R]	Rep. Keresa Richardson [R]	Rep. Nate Schatzline [R]
Rep. Joanne Shofner [R]	Rep. David Spiller [R]	Rep. Tony Tinderholt [R]	Rep. Steve Toth [R]
Sen. Bob Hall [R]	Sen. Charles Creighton [R]	Sen. Adam Hinojosa [R]	Sen. Lois Kolkhorst [R]

2025-05-28 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 20 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-28 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 20 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-28 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 20 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-28 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 20 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-26 - Senate - Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading (Y: 20 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-26 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 20 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-26 - Senate - Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading (Y: 20 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-26 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 20 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-13 - House - Read 3rd time RV#2266 (Y: 85 N: 56 NV: 2 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2025-05-12 - House - Read 2nd time RV#2195 (Y: 90 N: 49 NV: 2 Abs: 9) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-06-20		Effective on 9/1/25
2025-06-20		Signed by the Governor
2025-05-30		Sent to the Governor
2025-05-28	Senate	Signed in the Senate
2025-05-28	House	Signed in the House
2025-05-28	House	Reported enrolled
2025-05-28	House	Senate passage reported
2025-05-28	Senate	Record vote
2025-05-28	Senate	Passed
2025-05-28	Senate	Read 3rd time
2025-05-28	Senate	Record vote
2025-05-28	Senate	Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-05-28	Senate	Co-sponsor authorized
2025-05-26	Senate	Record vote
2025-05-26	Senate	Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
2025-05-26	Senate	Record vote
2025-05-26	Senate	Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-05-26	Senate	Placed on intent calendar
2025-05-26	Senate	Co-sponsor authorized
2025-05-23	Senate	Committee report printed and distributed
2025-05-23	Senate	Reported favorably w/o amendments
2025-05-22	Senate	Vote taken in committee
2025-05-22	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2025-05-22	Senate	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-21	Senate	Posting rule suspended
2025-05-19	Senate	Referred to State Affairs
2025-05-19	Senate	Read first time
2025-05-14	Senate	Received from the House
2025-05-13	House	Reported engrossed
2025-05-13	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-13	House	Record vote RV#2266
2025-05-13	House	Passed
2025-05-13	House	Read 3rd time
2025-05-12	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-12	House	Record vote RV#2195
2025-05-12	House	Passed to engrossment
2025-05-12	House	Read 2nd time
2025-05-09	House	Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-07	House	Considered in Calendars
2025-05-05	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-05	House	Committee report distributed
2025-05-05	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-04-30	House	Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-04-30	House	Considered in public hearing
2025-04-14	House	Left pending in committee
2025-04-14	House	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-14	House	Considered in public hearing
2025-04-14	House	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-03-20	House	Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
2025-03-20	House	Read first time
2025-02-19	House	Filed

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB3053
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB03053I.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB03053H.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB03053E.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB03053S.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB03053F.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB03053I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/HB03053H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB03053E.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/HB03053E.htm
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB3053&RcdVtNo=2195&Ch=H&Dt=05/12/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB3053&RcdVtNo=2266&Ch=H&Dt=05/13/2025
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ05-26-F.PDF#page=78
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ05-28-F1.PDF#page=4