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TX HJR93
Joint Resolution
Status
11/14/2024
Primary Sponsor
Andy Hopper
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 23, Article I of the Texas Constitution to remove language authorizing the Legislature to regulate the wearing of arms "with a view to prevent crime"
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Retains the existing constitutional right of every citizen to keep and bear arms in lawful defense of themselves or the State
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Eliminates the Legislature's explicitly granted power to pass laws regulating how arms are worn or carried
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Submits the proposed constitutional amendment to Texas voters at an election on November 4, 2025
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Ballot language would read: "The constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right of every person to keep and bear arms"
Legislative Description
Proposing a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right of every person to keep and bear arms.
Weapons
Last Action
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
3/10/2025