---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty."
description: "Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "HB 1403"
citation: "Texas HB 1403 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)", "FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0461)", "FOSTER CARE (S0064)", "Family--Child Protection (I0351)", "HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)", "Weapons (I0887)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harris", "Manuel", "Middleton", "Spiller"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 53
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-11-19"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/32c9993d-06d4-4636-bbe3-ec86577d6a71"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01400_HB01499/HB 1403.xml"
source_hash: "049b4c87306ec039ea74615f1d4be33008ff9c5dde0d888786544180da01187b"
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 1403 (89R) — Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.

## 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/89R/billtext/html/HB01403I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01403E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01403H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01403S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01403F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **107–36** (pass) · lower
- passage — **22–9** (pass) · upper
- passage — **22–9** (pass) · upper
- passage — **103–32** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Harris — primary (person)
- Manuel — primary (person)
- Middleton — primary (person)
- Spiller — primary (person)
- Hickland — cosponsor (person)
- Hinojosa, Adam — cosponsor (person)
- Isaac — cosponsor (person)
- Kolkhorst — cosponsor (person)
- Lowe — cosponsor (person)
- Olcott — cosponsor (person)
- Shofner — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-19** Filed `filing`
- **2025-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-11** Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-29** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-04-29** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2025-04-29** Left pending in committee
- **2025-05-01** Considered in formal meeting
- **2025-05-01** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2025-05-01** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-05** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-05-05** Committee report distributed
- **2025-05-05** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-05-06** Considered in Calendars
- **2025-05-08** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2025-05-09** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-09** Postponed
- **2025-05-12** Laid out as postponed business
- **2025-05-12** Passed to engrossment
- **2025-05-12** Record vote
- **2025-05-12** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-13** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-13** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-13** Record vote
- **2025-05-13** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-13** Reported engrossed
- **2025-05-14** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2025-05-19** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-19** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-21** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-05-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-21** Left pending in committee
- **2025-05-22** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-22** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-05-23** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-23** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-05-26** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-05-26** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2025-05-26** Record vote
- **2025-05-26** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-26** Record vote
- **2025-05-28** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2025-05-28** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2025-05-28** Record vote
- **2025-05-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-28** Record vote
- **2025-05-28** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2025-05-28** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-05-28** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-05-28** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-05-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-20** Effective on 9/1/25 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/32c9993d-06d4-4636-bbe3-ec86577d6a71`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).