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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the possession, carrying, or transportation of a firearm or alcoholic beverage by certain persons during the use of an easement."
+description: "Relating to the possession, carrying, or transportation of a firearm or alcoholic beverage by certain persons during the use of an easement."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 4346"
+citation: "Texas HB 4346 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Alcoholic Beverage Regulation (I0025)", "RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS (S0299)", "Weapons (I0887)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Cain", "Leman", "Paul", "Schofield", "Springer", "Vasut"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 59
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2021-03-12"
+last_action: "2021-06-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a1d97e6-e047-4864-a067-f0470d7112d5"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB04300_HB04399/HB 4346.xml"
+source_hash: "c00154bd1b505f917e8e14022b9e33a8884263eaebb5e84ea36e4e39f5812b29"
+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 4346 (87) — Relating to the possession, carrying, or transportation of a firearm or alcoholic beverage by certain persons during the use of an easement.
+
+## 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/HB04346I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB04346E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB04346H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB04346S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB04346F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **88–56** (pass) · lower
+- other — **119–24** (fail) · upper
+- passage — **22–9** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **22–9** (pass) · upper
+- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+- passage — **119–24** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Cain — primary (person)
+- Leman — primary (person)
+- Paul — primary (person)
+- Schofield — primary (person)
+- Springer — primary (person)
+- Vasut — primary (person)
+- Biedermann — cosponsor (person)
+- Cook — cosponsor (person)
+- Thompson, Ed — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-03-12** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-29** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-29** Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-15** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-15** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-04-15** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-04-15** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-04-21** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-21** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-04-21** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-26** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-04-26** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-04-27** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-04-30** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-05-04** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-05-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-04** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-04** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-04** Passed to engrossment as amended
+- **2021-05-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-05** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-05** Record vote
+- **2021-05-05** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-05** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-05-06** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-05-10** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-10** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-17** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **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** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-05-21** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-21** Record vote
+- **2021-05-21** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-21** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-05-21** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-21** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-21** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
+- **2021-05-21** Record vote
+- **2021-05-22** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-22** Record vote
+- **2021-05-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-22** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-22** 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
+- **2021-05-30** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-06-01** 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/7a1d97e6-e047-4864-a067-f0470d7112d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+