Texas · House Bill 4843 · 88th Legislature, Regular Session

Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment and changing the eligibility for community supervision and parole for certain felony offenses…

HB 4843 Sponsored by Justin Holland Passed one chamber, then died

  1. Introduced Mar 10, 2023
  2. In committee Mar 23, 2023
  3. Passed the House May 5, 2023
  4. Passed the Senate May 23, 2023
  5. Died  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment and changing the eligibility for community supervision and parole for certain felony offenses in which a firearm is used or exhibited, to certain consequences on conviction of certain of those offenses, and to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of unlawful possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a felony.

Every action

64 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 56 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. HouseRead first time
  3. HouseReferred to Community Safety, Select
  4. CommitteeScheduled for public hearing on . . . · House Community Safety, Select
  5. CommitteeConsidered in public hearing · House Community Safety, Select
  6. CommitteeTestimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · House Community Safety, Select
  7. CommitteeLeft pending in committee · House Community Safety, Select
  8. CommitteeConsidered in formal meeting · House Community Safety, Select
  9. CommitteeReported favorably w/o amendment(s) · House Community Safety, Select
  10. HouseComte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  11. HouseCommittee report distributed
  12. HouseCommittee report sent to Calendars
  13. HouseConsidered in Calendars
  14. HousePlaced on General State Calendar
  15. HouseRead 2nd time
  16. HousePostponed (5/4/23 8:00 AM)
  17. HouseLaid out as postponed business
  18. HouseAmended (1-Schaefer)
  19. HouseRecord vote (RV#1045)
  20. HouseStatement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  21. HousePassed to engrossment as amended
  22. HouseRecord vote (RV#1046)
  23. HouseStatement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  24. HouseRead 3rd time
  25. HousePassed
  26. HouseRecord vote (RV#1083)
  27. HouseStatement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  28. HouseReported engrossed
  29. SenateReceived from the House
  30. SenateRead first time
  31. CommitteeReferred to State Affairs · Senate State Affairs
  32. CommitteeScheduled for public hearing on . . . · Senate State Affairs
  33. CommitteeConsidered in public hearing · Senate State Affairs
  34. CommitteeVote taken in committee · Senate State Affairs
  35. CommitteeReported favorably as substituted · Senate State Affairs
  36. SenateRecommended for local & uncontested calendar
  37. SenateCommittee report printed and distributed
  38. SenatePlaced on intent calendar
  39. SenateRules suspended-Regular order of business
  40. SenateRead 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
  41. SenateVote recorded in Journal
  42. SenateThree day rule suspended
  43. SenateRecord vote
  44. SenateRead 3rd time
  45. SenatePassed
  46. SenateRecord vote
  47. HouseSenate passage as amended reported
  48. HouseSenate Amendments distributed
  49. HouseSenate Amendments Analysis distributed
  50. SenatePlaced on local & uncontested calendar
  51. HouseHouse refuses to concur in Senate amendments
  52. HouseHouse requests conference committee
  53. HouseHouse appoints conferees
  54. SenateHouse refuses to concur-reported
  55. SenateHouse requests conference committee-reported
  56. SenateHouse appoints conferees-reported
  1. SenateSenate grants request for conference comm.
  2. SenateSenate appoints conferees
  3. HouseSenate grants request for conf comm-reported
  4. HouseSenate appoints conferees-reported
  5. HouseMotion to discharge conferees & concur
  6. HouseMotion to concur in Senate amendment(s)
  7. HousePoint of order withdrawn (Rule 11, Section 2)
  8. HouseMotion withdrawn

Roll calls

7 recorded votes: 5 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Amendment No. 1 was adopted · Full House

Passed 109–32
May 4, 2023 · journal entry
Yes 109 No 32 Not voting 9
Democrats: 54 yes, 5 no Republicans: 55 yes, 27 no
How each member voted

Yes · 109

No · 32

Not voting · 1

Absent · 4

Excused · 4

HB 4843 , as amended, was passed to engrossment · Full House

Passed 125–16
May 4, 2023 · journal entry
Yes 125 No 16 Not voting 9
Democrats: 46 yes, 13 no Republicans: 79 yes, 3 no
How each member voted

Yes · 125

No · 16

Not voting · 1

Absent · 4

Excused · 4

HB 4843 was passed · Full House

Passed 103–35
May 5, 2023 · journal entry
Yes 103 No 35 Not voting 12
Democrats: 35 yes, 22 no Republicans: 68 yes, 13 no
How each member voted

Yes · 103

No · 35

Not voting · 2

Absent · 7

Excused · 3

Senator Huffman moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 4843 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — The motion prevailed · Full Senate

Passed 30–1
May 23, 2023 · journal entry
Yes 30 No 1
Democrats: 11 yes, 1 no Republicans: 19 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 30

No · 1

The bill was read third time and was passed · Full Senate

Passed 30–1
May 23, 2023 · journal entry
Yes 30 No 1
Democrats: 11 yes, 1 no Republicans: 19 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 30

No · 1

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 13, 2023 House Community Safety, Select Community Safety, Select: Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Passed 11–0
May 21, 2023 Senate State Affairs State Affairs: Reported favorably as substituted Passed 9–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 19 cosponsors: 19 Republicans.

All 19 cosponsors

From Texas's official records (ftp.legis.state.tx.us), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.