BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 1118: Firearm rights restoration

Concerning restoration of the right to possess a firearm.

Summary

  • Allows for the filing of a petition for the restoration of firearm rights in certain venues in addition to the county where the prohibiting violation was entered under certain circumstances.
  • Excludes certain offenses from the list of offenses that prohibit a person from filing a petition for the restoration of firearm rights.

From the House Bill Analysis 2025 (HB 1118), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2025
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Tarra Simmons (D-23)
Introduced
January 13, 2025 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2026
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to restoration of the right to possess a firearm;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Tarra Simmons (D-23)

3 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 2 Republicans)

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
  3. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 1118 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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