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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to the manner of carrying a handgun by a person who holds a license under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code."
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description: "Relating to the manner of carrying a handgun by a person who holds a license under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
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legislature: "Texas Legislature"
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session: "87"
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identifier: "SB 550"
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citation: "Texas SB 550 (87)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Weapons (I0887)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Spiller", "Springer"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 47
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-02-01"
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last_action: "2021-06-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b226f678-4cf4-44c9-af12-d90efe9dc354"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00500_SB00599/SB 550.xml"
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source_hash: "b0aabaf13aed3be60763d87dbd3dcbe3fc4f96159a7c3ce0ae3ed4cfb407ec34"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
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---
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# Texas SB 550 (87) — Relating to the manner of carrying a handgun by a person who holds a license under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00550I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00550E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00550H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00550S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00550F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **144–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Spiller — primary (person)
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- Springer — primary (person)
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- Birdwell — cosponsor (person)
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- Kolkhorst — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-01** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
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- **2021-02-01** Filed `filing`
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- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-03-11** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-08** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2021-04-08** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-04-08** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2021-04-09** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-09** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2021-04-12** Co-author authorized
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- **2021-04-13** Co-author authorized
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- **2021-04-14** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2021-04-15** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2021-04-15** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-04-15** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
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- **2021-04-15** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-04-15** Three day rule suspended
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- **2021-04-15** Record vote
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- **2021-04-15** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-15** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-04-15** Record vote
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- **2021-04-15** Reported engrossed
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- **2021-04-15** Received from the Senate `introduction`
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- **2021-04-19** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-04-19** Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-29** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-04-29** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2021-04-29** Left pending in committee
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- **2021-04-30** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2021-04-30** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-05-05** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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- **2021-05-05** Committee report distributed
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- **2021-05-06** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2021-05-14** Considered in Calendars
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- **2021-05-18** Placed on General State Calendar
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- **2021-05-18** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-18** Passed to 3rd reading
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- **2021-05-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-05-19** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-05-19** Record vote
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- **2021-05-19** House passage reported
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- **2021-05-19** Reported enrolled
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- **2021-05-20** Signed in the Senate
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- **2021-05-20** Signed in the House
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- **2021-05-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-06-14** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-06-14** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b226f678-4cf4-44c9-af12-d90efe9dc354`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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