---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the carrying of a handgun by a license holder in a motor vehicle."
description: "Relating to the carrying of a handgun by a license holder in a motor vehicle."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 1407"
citation: "Texas HB 1407 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Vehicles & Traffic--General (I0865)", "Weapons (I0887)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cain", "Hefner", "Hughes", "Metcalf", "Patterson", "Schaefer"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 56
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-27"
last_action: "2021-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5bd36530-1b76-4176-8cb1-0f71e574c1f7"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01400_HB01499/HB 1407.xml"
source_hash: "8aa7c91d97a4314240527c33662020d51b6f116b7792412baafe1dec972ff112"
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 1407 (87) — Relating to the carrying of a handgun by a license holder in a motor vehicle.

## 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/HB01407I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01407E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01407H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01407S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01407F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Cain — primary (person)
- Hefner — primary (person)
- Hughes — primary (person)
- Metcalf — primary (person)
- Patterson — primary (person)
- Schaefer — primary (person)
- Biedermann — cosponsor (person)
- Frullo — cosponsor (person)
- Guillen — cosponsor (person)
- Hall — cosponsor (person)
- Seliger — cosponsor (person)
- Toth — cosponsor (person)
- Vasut — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-27** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-05** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-05** 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`
- **2021-04-08** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-09** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-09** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-04-12** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-04-14** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-04-14** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-14** Point of order withdrawn (amendment)
- **2021-04-14** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-04-14** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-14** Record vote
- **2021-04-14** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-15** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-15** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-15** Record vote
- **2021-04-15** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-15** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-19** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-04-19** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-19** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-29** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-29** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-29** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-04-29** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-03** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-04** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-04** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-04** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-05** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-10** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-05-12** Not again placed on intent calendar
- **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 & passed to 3rd reading
- **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 reported
- **2021-05-24** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-25** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-26** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-18** 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/5bd36530-1b76-4176-8cb1-0f71e574c1f7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).