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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the carrying of holstered handguns by handgun license holders."
+description: "Relating to the carrying of holstered handguns by handgun license holders."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 2112"
+citation: "Texas HB 2112 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Weapons (I0887)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bell, Cecil", "Metcalf", "Morales, Eddie", "Schaefer", "Springer", "White"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 47
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2021-02-23"
+last_action: "2021-06-14"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee8454ae-a1f4-4e02-a364-24f070104fb1"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02100_HB02199/HB 2112.xml"
+source_hash: "5669a9bda228a63b36469c6152be8f557b2aa525088f532f0f65fad7398ac26a"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas HB 2112 (87) — Relating to the carrying of holstered handguns by handgun license holders.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02112I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02112E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02112H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02112S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02112F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **135–11** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bell, Cecil — primary (person)
+- Metcalf — primary (person)
+- Morales, Eddie — primary (person)
+- Schaefer — primary (person)
+- Springer — primary (person)
+- White — primary (person)
+- Guillen — cosponsor (person)
+- Hall — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-23** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-15** Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-08** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-08** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-04-08** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-04-16** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2021-04-16** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2021-04-22** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-04-22** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-04-23** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-04-26** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-04-28** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-04-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-28** Passed to engrossment
+- **2021-04-29** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-29** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-29** Record vote
+- **2021-04-29** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-29** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-05-03** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-05-06** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-06** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-10** Co-sponsor authorized
+- **2021-05-10** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-05-10** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-10** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-10** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-05-10** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-17** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-05-19** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-05-19** Removed from local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-05-20** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-20** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-05-20** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-20** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-05-20** Record vote
+- **2021-05-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-20** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-20** Record vote
+- **2021-05-20** Senate passage reported
+- **2021-05-21** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-23** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-24** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-14** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-14** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee8454ae-a1f4-4e02-a364-24f070104fb1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+