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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and firearm ammunition within the State of Texas."
+description: "Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and firearm ammunition within the State of Texas."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 2622"
+citation: "Texas HB 2622 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)", "FEDERAL RELATIONS (S0862)", "Law Enforcement (I0510)", "Political Subdivisions (I0588)", "SECOND AMENDMENT SANCTUARY STATE ACT (PE1CV)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions (I0749)", "Weapons (I0887)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Canales", "Hall", "Holland", "Metcalf", "Paddie", "White"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 61
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2021-03-02"
+last_action: "2021-06-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2e34a31-ee3b-45de-8d11-d43c7d135453"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02600_HB02699/HB 2622.xml"
+source_hash: "a9f19b048cd504004bd07b688372e7ec8a11fb9ee2f28fd07624e3294ecfcea1"
+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 2622 (87) — Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and firearm ammunition within the State of Texas.
+
+## 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/HB02622I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02622E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02622H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02622S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02622F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **89–56** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **17–13** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **18–12** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **83–45** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Canales — primary (person)
+- Hall — primary (person)
+- Holland — primary (person)
+- Metcalf — primary (person)
+- Paddie — primary (person)
+- White — primary (person)
+- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
+- Ashby — cosponsor (person)
+- Bell, Cecil — cosponsor (person)
+- Bell, Keith — cosponsor (person)
+- Bettencourt — cosponsor (person)
+- Biedermann — cosponsor (person)
+- Bonnen — cosponsor (person)
+- Buckley — cosponsor (person)
+- Burns — cosponsor (person)
+- Burrows — cosponsor (person)
+- Cain — cosponsor (person)
+- Capriglione — cosponsor (person)
+- Cason — cosponsor (person)
+- Clardy — cosponsor (person)
+- Cook — cosponsor (person)
+- Creighton — cosponsor (person)
+- Cyrier — cosponsor (person)
+- Dean — cosponsor (person)
+- Dominguez — cosponsor (person)
+- Ellzey — cosponsor (person)
+- Frank — cosponsor (person)
+- Goldman — cosponsor (person)
+- Guerra — cosponsor (person)
+- Guillen — cosponsor (person)
+- Harless — cosponsor (person)
+- Harris — cosponsor (person)
+- Hefner — cosponsor (person)
+- Hull — cosponsor (person)
+- Hunter — cosponsor (person)
+- Jetton — cosponsor (person)
+- King, Phil — cosponsor (person)
+- Krause — cosponsor (person)
+- Kuempel — cosponsor (person)
+- Lambert — cosponsor (person)
+- Landgraf — cosponsor (person)
+- Leach — cosponsor (person)
+- Leman — cosponsor (person)
+- Longoria — cosponsor (person)
+- Lucio III — cosponsor (person)
+- Middleton — cosponsor (person)
+- Morales, Eddie — cosponsor (person)
+- Murr — cosponsor (person)
+- Noble — cosponsor (person)
+- Pacheco — cosponsor (person)
+- Parker — cosponsor (person)
+- Patterson — cosponsor (person)
+- Paul — cosponsor (person)
+- Price — cosponsor (person)
+- Raymond — cosponsor (person)
+- Rogers — cosponsor (person)
+- Sanford — cosponsor (person)
+- Schaefer — cosponsor (person)
+- Shaheen — cosponsor (person)
+- Shine — cosponsor (person)
+- Slaton — cosponsor (person)
+- Slawson — cosponsor (person)
+- Smith — cosponsor (person)
+- Spiller — cosponsor (person)
+- Stephenson — cosponsor (person)
+- Stucky — cosponsor (person)
+- Swanson — cosponsor (person)
+- Thompson, Ed — cosponsor (person)
+- Tinderholt — cosponsor (person)
+- Toth — cosponsor (person)
+- Vasut — cosponsor (person)
+- Wilson — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-03-02** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-17** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-17** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-01** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-01** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-04-01** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-04-01** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-04-06** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2021-04-06** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-04-06** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-13** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-04-13** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-04-14** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-04-27** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-04-29** Placed on Major State Calendar
+- **2021-04-29** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-29** Amendment fails of adoption
+- **2021-04-29** Record vote
+- **2021-04-29** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-04-29** Point of order withdrawn (amendment)
+- **2021-04-29** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2021-04-29** Amendment fails of adoption
+- **2021-04-29** Record vote
+- **2021-04-29** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-29** Passed to engrossment
+- **2021-04-29** Record vote
+- **2021-04-29** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-30** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-30** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-30** Record vote
+- **2021-04-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-30** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-05-03** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-05-10** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-10** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-13** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-05-13** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-13** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-05-13** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-05-17** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-19** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-19** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-20** Co-sponsor authorized
+- **2021-05-20** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-05-22** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-22** Record vote
+- **2021-05-22** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-05-22** Record vote
+- **2021-05-24** Co-sponsor authorized
+- **2021-05-24** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-24** Record vote
+- **2021-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-24** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-24** Record vote
+- **2021-05-26** Senate passage reported
+- **2021-05-26** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-27** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-27** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-16** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-16** 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/d2e34a31-ee3b-45de-8d11-d43c7d135453`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+