CS/HB 779 (2017) -  Weapons and Firearms

General Bill by Criminal Justice Subcommittee and Combee (CO-SPONSORS) Altman; Byrd; Drake; Eagle; Fischer; Grant; Rodrigues, R.
Weapons and Firearms: Removes statement of applicability relating to violations of carrying concealed weapon or firearm; reduces penalties applicable to person licensed to carry concealed weapon or firearm for first or second violation of specified provisions relating to openly carrying weapons; makes fine payable to clerk of court; provides that person licensed to carry concealed weapon or firearm does not violate certain provisions if firearm is temporarily & openly displayed.
Effective Date: July 1, 2017
Last Event: 05/05/17 S Died in Judiciary on Friday, May 5, 2017 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 646 Subject: Weapons and Firearms Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 3/23/2017 5:20:23 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 3/21/2017 6:55:22 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee 3/15/2017 3:06:00 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee 3/13/2017 5:02:15 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 04/05/2017 06:58 PM   Yeas: 80 Nays: 34 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 99] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Judiciary Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Received -SJ 409 Time: 04/13/2017 - 9:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 409 Time: 04/13/2017 - 8:33 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S In Messages Time: 04/12/2017 - 8:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/12/2017 - 8:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 80, NAYS 34 Time: 04/05/2017 - 6:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/05/2017 - 6:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/04/2017 - 7:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/04/2017 - 6:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/04/2017 - 5:43 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/4/2017) Time: 03/30/2017 - 5:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 03/23/2017 - 5:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 03/23/2017 - 5:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Judiciary Committee Time: 03/23/2017 - 5:26 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by Judiciary Committee Time: 03/23/2017 - 5:11 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda Time: 03/21/2017 - 4:10 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Now in Judiciary Committee Time: 03/17/2017 - 9:53 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 03/17/2017 - 9:53 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/15/2017 - 5:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 03/15/2017 - 2:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) Time: 03/15/2017 - 2:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 03/15/2017 - 2:42 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 03/15/2017 - 2:23 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda Time: 03/13/2017 - 4:18 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/07/2017 - 10:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 02/23/2017 - 11:43 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 02/23/2017 - 11:43 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 02/23/2017 - 11:43 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/10/2017 - 3:35 PM Member: Combee Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
790.053 SB 140, SB 644, SB 646
790.06 SB 140, SB 170, CS/CS/HB 179, HB 235, CS/SB 444, CS/CS/HB 467, CS/CS/CS/SB 498, SB 524, CS/SB 616, SB 618, SB 620, SB 622, SB 626, SB 640, SB 644, SB 646, HB 803, SB 908, SB 956, HB 965, HB 1355, HB 6001, HB 6005, HB 6039, HB 7109
943.051 CS/CS/SB 196, CS/CS/HB 205*, HB 213, SB 640, SB 646, CS/HB 1207*, CS/CS/SB 1330*
985.11 CS/CS/SB 196, CS/CS/HB 205*, HB 213, SB 640, SB 646, CS/HB 693*, SB 1102, CS/HB 1207*, CS/CS/SB 1330*

(*) Not the latest version