republic-os/legislation/us/states/tx/87/sb-20.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to carrying and storing a handgun or handgun ammunition by a hotel guest."
description: "Relating to carrying and storing a handgun or handgun ammunition by a hotel guest."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 20"
citation: "Texas SB 20 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONCEALED HANDGUNS (S0241)", "HOTELS & MOTELS (S0171)", "Weapons (I0887)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bettencourt", "Buckingham", "Campbell", "Creighton", "Gutierrez", "Hall", "Hefner", "Hinojosa", "Huffman", "Hughes", "Kolkhorst", "Lucio", "Nelson", "Paxton", "Perry", "Schwertner", "Seliger", "Springer", "Taylor"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 60
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-12"
last_action: "2021-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aab4c8d4-f192-44d4-8407-69f0b0394abc"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB 20.xml"
source_hash: "5eeec29ed26b57e49e57efb311f268deba24c89c7b211d8625146026e64e3bec"
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 20 (87) — Relating to carrying and storing a handgun or handgun ammunition by a hotel guest.

## 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/SB00020I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00020E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00020H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00020S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00020F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **81–62** (pass) · lower
- passage — **27–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bettencourt — primary (person)
- Buckingham — primary (person)
- Campbell — primary (person)
- Creighton — primary (person)
- Gutierrez — primary (person)
- Hall — primary (person)
- Hefner — primary (person)
- Hinojosa — primary (person)
- Huffman — primary (person)
- Hughes — primary (person)
- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
- Lucio — primary (person)
- Nelson — primary (person)
- Paxton — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)
- Schwertner — primary (person)
- Seliger — primary (person)
- Springer — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-12** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-03-12** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-18** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-18** 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
- **2021-04-13** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-14** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-04-14** Record vote
- **2021-04-14** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-14** Record vote
- **2021-04-14** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-14** Record vote
- **2021-04-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-14** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-14** Record vote
- **2021-04-14** Statement(s) submitted
- **2021-04-14** Statement(s) submitted
- **2021-04-14** 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** 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
- **2021-05-20** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-22** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-05-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-23** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-23** Record vote
- **2021-05-23** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2021-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-24** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-24** Record vote
- **2021-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-24** Point of order overruled
- **2021-05-24** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-24** Record vote
- **2021-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-24** House passage as amended reported
- **2021-05-27** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-27** Read
- **2021-05-27** Senate refuses to concur
- **2021-05-27** Senate requests conference committee
- **2021-05-27** Senate appoints conferees
- **2021-05-28** Senate discharges conferees
- **2021-05-28** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2021-05-28** Record vote
- **2021-05-28** Remarks ordered printed
- **2021-05-29** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-30** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
- **2021-06-01** 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/aab4c8d4-f192-44d4-8407-69f0b0394abc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).