CS/HB 779: Weapons and Firearms
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Combee ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Altman ; Byrd ; Drake ; Eagle ; Fischer ; Grant, M. ; Rodrigues
Weapons and Firearms; Removes statement of applicability relating to violations of carrying concealed weapon or firearm; reduces penalties applicable to person licensed to carry concealed weapon or firearm for first or second violation of specified provisions relating to openly carrying weapons; makes fine payable to clerk of court; provides that person licensed to carry concealed weapon or firearm does not violate certain provisions if firearm is temporarily & openly displayed.
- Judiciary (JU)
- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/10/2017 House • Filed
2/23/2017 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 89
3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 89
3/13/2017 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 03/15/17, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
3/15/2017 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 5 -HJ 372
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 365
3/17/2017 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 389
3/21/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 03/23/17, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
3/23/2017 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 12 NAYS 6 -HJ 459
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 459
3/30/2017 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/04/17
4/4/2017 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 543
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/5/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 580
• CS passed; YEAS 80 NAYS 34 -HJ 580
4/12/2017 Senate • In Messages
4/13/2017 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 409
• Received -SJ 409
5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Judiciary
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CS/HB 779, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/15/2017 at 2:50 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/15/2017 (pdf)
Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/23/2017 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 646 Weapons and Firearms Steube Similar Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Judiciary 
Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 4/5/2017 6:58 PM House 80 Yeas - 34 Nays Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 790.053 Open carrying of weapons. Page 1 (pdf) 790.06 License to carry concealed weapon or firearm. Page 3 (pdf) 943.051 Criminal justice information; collection and storage; fingerprinting. Page 4 (pdf) 985.11 Fingerprinting and photographing. Page 5 (pdf) -
HB 779, Original Filed Version Posted 2/10/2017 at 3:35 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 646 Weapons and Firearms Steube Identical Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Judiciary
H 803 Licenses to Carry Concealed Weapons or Firearms Hahnfeldt Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
S 908 Licenses to Carry Concealed Weapons or Firearms Baxley Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Judiciary
Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 790.053 Open carrying of weapons. Page 2 (pdf) 790.06 License to carry concealed weapon or firearm. Page 3 (pdf) 943.051 Criminal justice information; collection and storage; fingerprinting. Page 6 (pdf) 985.11 Fingerprinting and photographing. Page 7 (pdf)