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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas HB 1923 eliminates fingerprint requirements for handgun license applicants
Last action · March 14, 2025: Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' AffairsSponsors: Wes Virdell and 17 others
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What This Bill Proposed
House Bill 1923 removes the requirement for handgun license applicants and holders in Texas to submit fingerprints to the Department of Public Safety, starting September 1, 2025.
Changes application steps and compliance burdens for individuals seeking or renewing a handgun license in Texas by eliminating the fingerprint submission mandate.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Handgun license applicants
Texas Department of Public Safety
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do I still need to submit fingerprints when applying for a handgun license under this bill?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 14, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
- Mar 14, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Jan 16, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Sources
capitol.texas.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy70Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz50Current news / social attention level
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