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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to authorizing the provision of temporary secure storage for weapons at certain public buildings; authorizing fees."
+description: "Relating to authorizing the provision of temporary secure storage for weapons at certain public buildings; authorizing fees."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 29"
+citation: "Texas HB 29 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Political Subdivisions (I0588)", "Public Lands", "Buildings & Resources (I0630)", "SELF-SERVICE STORAGE FACILITIES (S0393)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions (I0749)", "Weapons (I0887)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Hefner", "Hughes", "Patterson", "Swanson", "White"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 58
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2020-11-09"
+last_action: "2021-06-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d06c8ae7-47f3-46da-903e-90c0e1d990ed"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00001_HB00099/HB 29.xml"
+source_hash: "00cff9764e53a30a3000a41b55362cd3f5a1b73d9986a9b77874d48400713ad4"
+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 29 (87) — Relating to authorizing the provision of temporary secure storage for weapons at certain public buildings; authorizing fees.
+
+## 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/HB00029I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00029E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00029H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00029S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00029F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **102–45** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **109–36** (pass) · lower
+- other — **102–45** (fail) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Hefner — primary (person)
+- Hughes — primary (person)
+- Patterson — primary (person)
+- Swanson — primary (person)
+- White — primary (person)
+- Cain — cosponsor (person)
+- Cook — cosponsor (person)
+- Hall — cosponsor (person)
+- Jetton — cosponsor (person)
+- Tinderholt — cosponsor (person)
+- Toth — cosponsor (person)
+- Vasut — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-11-09** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-02-25** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-02-25** Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-18** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-18** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-03-18** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-04-01** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-01** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2021-04-09** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-04-12** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-04-12** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-04-13** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-04-15** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-04-15** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-15** Passed to engrossment
+- **2021-04-15** Record vote
+- **2021-04-15** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-16** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-16** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-16** Record vote
+- **2021-04-16** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-04-19** 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
+- **2021-05-12** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-12** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-05-12** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-19** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-05-20** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-20** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-20** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-05-20** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-20** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-20** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
+- **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
+- **2021-05-23** Senate passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-23** Senate Amendments distributed
+- **2021-05-23** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
+- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** Record vote
+- **2021-05-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
+- **2021-05-29** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-30** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-31** 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/d06c8ae7-47f3-46da-903e-90c0e1d990ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+