---
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).