Texas · House Bill 817 · 88th Legislature, Regular Session

Relating to creating a criminal offense for the unlawful possession or transfer of an assault weapon.

HB 817 Sponsored by Thresa "Terry" Meza Died in committee

  1. Introduced Nov 29, 2022
  2. In committee Mar 1, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

Every action

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

  1. HouseFiled
  2. HouseRead first time
  3. HouseReferred to Community Safety, Select

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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.