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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the demonstration of weapons proficiency by qualified retired law enforcement officers."
description: "Relating to the demonstration of weapons proficiency by qualified retired law enforcement officers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 198"
citation: "Texas SB 198 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LAW ENFORCEMENT", "TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V0986)", "Law Enforcement (I0510)", "Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541)", "Weapons (I0887)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nelson", "White"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 50
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2020-11-16"
last_action: "2021-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/87df2ea7-4e01-448b-97c3-42dfc976a05d"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00100_SB00199/SB 198.xml"
source_hash: "fd771702ecc681651f79439647692cd98c4cf2ca9e3e3f253fc4be00fbbf0fa2"
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 198 (87) — Relating to the demonstration of weapons proficiency by qualified retired law enforcement officers.
## 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/SB00198I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00198E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00198H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00198S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00198F.HTM)
## Sponsors
- Nelson — primary (person)
- White — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-11-16** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2020-11-16** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-03** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-03-08** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-08** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-03-08** Left pending in committee
- **2021-03-15** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-17** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-03-17** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-09** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-09** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-04-09** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-09** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-09** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-09** Record vote
- **2021-04-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-09** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-09** Record vote
- **2021-04-09** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-12** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-15** Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-29** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-29** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-04-29** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-30** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-04-30** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-30** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-10** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-10** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-11** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-23** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2021-05-26** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2021-05-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-26** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-26** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-26** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-26** Record vote
- **2021-05-26** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-27** House passage reported
- **2021-05-27** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-29** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-29** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-14** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-14** 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/87df2ea7-4e01-448b-97c3-42dfc976a05d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).