Legislative Research: TX HB397 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature

Texas House Bill 397

Other Sessions

Session	Title/Description	Last Action
2025-2026 89th Legislature (Introduced)	Relating to requiring a national instant criminal background check in connection with private firearm transfers; creating a criminal offense. [HB397 2025 Detail][HB397 2025 Text][HB397 2025 Comments]	2025-02-28 Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
2023-2024 88th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Relating to increasing the punishment of conduct constituting the offense of illegal voting. [HB397 2023 Detail][HB397 2023 Text][HB397 2023 Comments]	2023-02-23 Referred to Elections
2021-2022 87th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Relating to comparisons of state budgets made by the Legislative Budget Board. [HB397 2021 Detail][HB397 2021 Text][HB397 2021 Comments]	2021-02-25 Referred to Appropriations
2019-2020 86th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Relating to acceptable uses by a school district of the instructional materials and technology allotment. [HB397 2019 Detail][HB397 2019 Text][HB397 2019 Comments]	2019-02-26 Left pending in committee
2017-2018 85th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Relating to benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. [HB397 2017 Detail][HB397 2017 Text][HB397 2017 Comments]	2017-05-01 Left pending in committee
2015-2016 84th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Relating to the use of fireworks at certain Texas Department of Transportation rest areas; providing a penalty. [HB397 2015 Detail][HB397 2015 Text][HB397 2015 Comments]	2015-05-15 Laid on the table subject to call
2013-2014 83rd Legislature (Engrossed - Dead)	Relating to the transfer of extraterritorial jurisdiction between certain home-rule and general-law municipalities and annexation of certain territory by the general-law municipalities. [HB397 2013 Detail][HB397 2013 Text][HB397 2013 Comments]	2013-04-29 Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
2011-2012 82nd Legislature (Vetoed)	Relating to the creation of the Bureau for Economic Development of the Border Region. [HB397 2011 Detail][HB397 2011 Text][HB397 2011 Comments]	2011-06-17 Vetoed by the Governor
2009-2010 81st Legislature (Engrossed - Dead)	Relating to rules regarding return of service. [HB397 2009 Detail][HB397 2009 Text][HB397 2009 Comments]	2009-05-21 Committee report printed and distributed

References Online

Search Phrase	Web	News	Financial	Encylopedia	Biography
[Texas HB397]	Google Web	Google News
[Texas House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Committee]	Google Web	Google News	N/A
[Representative Suleman Lalani TX]	Google Web	Google News	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

Legislative Citation

APA

TX HB397 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature. (2025, February 28). LegiScan. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB397/2025

MLA

"TX HB397 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 28 Feb. 2025. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB397/2025>.

Chicago

"TX HB397 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature." February 28, 2025 LegiScan. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB397/2025.

Turabian

LegiScan. TX HB397 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature. 28 February 2025. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB397/2025 (accessed July 29, 2026).

Subjects

CRIMINAL RECORDS
Weapons

Same As/Similar To

Bill	Relationship	Date	Title	Last Action
SB353	Similar To	2025-02-03	Relating to requiring a national instant criminal background check in connection with private firearm transfers; creating a criminal offense.	Referred to State Affairs
SB353	Similar To	2025-02-03	Relating to requiring a national instant criminal background check in connection with private firearm transfers; creating a criminal offense.	Referred to State Affairs