republic-os/legislation/us/states/tx/87/hb-29.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to authorizing the provision of temporary secure storage for weapons at certain public buildings; authorizing fees."
description: "Relating to authorizing the provision of temporary secure storage for weapons at certain public buildings; authorizing fees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 29"
citation: "Texas HB 29 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Political Subdivisions (I0588)", "Public Lands", "Buildings & Resources (I0630)", "SELF-SERVICE STORAGE FACILITIES (S0393)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions (I0749)", "Weapons (I0887)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hefner", "Hughes", "Patterson", "Swanson", "White"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 58
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-11-09"
last_action: "2021-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d06c8ae7-47f3-46da-903e-90c0e1d990ed"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00001_HB00099/HB 29.xml"
source_hash: "00cff9764e53a30a3000a41b55362cd3f5a1b73d9986a9b77874d48400713ad4"
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 29 (87) — Relating to authorizing the provision of temporary secure storage for weapons at certain public buildings; authorizing fees.

## 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/HB00029I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00029E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00029H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00029S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00029F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **102–45** (pass) · lower
- passage — **109–36** (pass) · lower
- other — **102–45** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hefner — primary (person)
- Hughes — primary (person)
- Patterson — primary (person)
- Swanson — primary (person)
- White — primary (person)
- Cain — cosponsor (person)
- Cook — cosponsor (person)
- Hall — cosponsor (person)
- Jetton — cosponsor (person)
- Tinderholt — cosponsor (person)
- Toth — cosponsor (person)
- Vasut — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-09** Filed `filing`
- **2021-02-25** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-25** 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`
- **2021-04-09** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-12** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-12** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-04-13** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-04-15** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-04-15** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-15** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-15** Record vote
- **2021-04-15** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-16** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-16** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-16** Record vote
- **2021-04-16** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-19** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-06** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-06** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-10** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-05-10** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-10** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-12** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-12** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-12** Committee report printed and distributed
- **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 `reading-2`
- **2021-05-20** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-20** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-20** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-20** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **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 as amended reported
- **2021-05-23** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2021-05-23** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
- **2021-05-28** Record vote
- **2021-05-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- **2021-05-29** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-30** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-16** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-16** 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/d06c8ae7-47f3-46da-903e-90c0e1d990ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).