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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the manner of carrying a handgun by a person who holds a license under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code."
+description: "Relating to the manner of carrying a handgun by a person who holds a license under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "SB 550"
+citation: "Texas SB 550 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Weapons (I0887)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Spiller", "Springer"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 47
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2021-02-01"
+last_action: "2021-06-14"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b226f678-4cf4-44c9-af12-d90efe9dc354"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00500_SB00599/SB 550.xml"
+source_hash: "b0aabaf13aed3be60763d87dbd3dcbe3fc4f96159a7c3ce0ae3ed4cfb407ec34"
+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 SB 550 (87) — Relating to the manner of carrying a handgun by a person who holds a license under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code.
+
+## 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/SB00550I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00550E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00550H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00550S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00550F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **144–2** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Spiller — primary (person)
+- Springer — primary (person)
+- Birdwell — cosponsor (person)
+- Kolkhorst — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-01** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
+- **2021-02-01** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-11** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-08** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-04-08** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-08** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-04-09** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-09** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-04-12** Co-author authorized
+- **2021-04-13** Co-author authorized
+- **2021-04-14** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-04-15** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-04-15** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-15** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
+- **2021-04-15** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-15** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-04-15** Record vote
+- **2021-04-15** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-15** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-15** Record vote
+- **2021-04-15** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-04-15** Received from the Senate `introduction`
+- **2021-04-19** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-04-19** Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-29** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-29** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-04-29** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-04-30** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2021-04-30** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2021-05-05** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-05-05** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-05-06** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-05-14** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-05-18** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-05-18** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-18** Passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-05-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-19** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-19** Record vote
+- **2021-05-19** House passage reported
+- **2021-05-19** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-20** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-20** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-20** 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/b226f678-4cf4-44c9-af12-d90efe9dc354`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+