---
type: "Bill"
title: "Recognizing the 1847 Colt Walker pistol as the official handgun of the State of Texas."
description: "Recognizing the 1847 Colt Walker pistol as the official handgun of the State of Texas."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SCR 20"
citation: "Texas SCR 20 (87)"
classification: ["concurrent resolution"]
subjects: ["1847 COLT WALKER (NH383)", "Resolutions--Official Designations--State Symbols (I0718)", "STATE HANDGUN (NH391)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Leman", "Schwertner"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 36
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-02"
last_action: "2021-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/510e70bd-d1b4-4f09-ba05-3fcfe7f51339"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_concurrent_resolutions/SCR00001_SCR00099/SCR 20.xml"
source_hash: "e2f48315f791aa1ba91b51dd0a48e68b096ea5a9742f68472a49f7c0810156ab"
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 SCR 20 (87) — Recognizing the 1847 Colt Walker pistol as the official handgun of the State of Texas.

## 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/SC00020I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SC00020E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SC00020H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SC00020S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SC00020F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Leman — primary (person)
- Schwertner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-02** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-03-02** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-18** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-18** Referred to Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-07** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-07** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-12** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-13** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-13** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-13** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-19** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-19** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-04-19** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-19** Adopted `passage`
- **2021-04-19** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-20** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-21** Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-26** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-04-26** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-26** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-28** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-29** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-29** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-04** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2021-05-08** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2021-05-08** Laid before the House
- **2021-05-08** Adopted `passage`
- **2021-05-08** Record vote
- **2021-05-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-10** House passage reported
- **2021-05-11** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-12** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-12** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-24** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/510e70bd-d1b4-4f09-ba05-3fcfe7f51339`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).