Monitoring the Session

HB 4808

bill letting hospital staff carry weapons at work

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Andy HopperRHouse 64

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the carrying of weapons by staff in medical facilities.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Nursing facility and hospital employees, only where they work.

The bill adds a new exception to the Penal Code section that makes it an offense to carry weapons in certain listed places, covering the places named in subsections (a)(11) and (a)(12). The exception covers employees of a nursing facility, mental hospital, or hospital, but only at the facility where they work. Staff at those facilities could carry a weapon at their own workplace without falling under those two subsections, starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: QUICK READ: 88 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 88 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 13, 2025 and referred to the House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4808 · 2025-03-13

SOLD BY

Rep. Andy HopperRHouse 64

+ 1 coauthor

ITEM

relating to the carrying of weapons by staff in medical facilities.

WHAT IT DOES

Nursing facility and hospital employees, only where they work.

The bill adds a new exception to the Penal Code section that makes it an offense to carry weapons in certain listed places, covering the places named in subsections (a)(11) and (a)(12). The exception covers employees of a nursing facility, mental hospital, or hospital, but only at the facility where they work. Staff at those facilities could carry a weapon at their own workplace without falling under those two subsections, starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Andy Hopper

Donors

Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC$165KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$111KTexans for Truth and Liberty PAC$106K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC$165,000.00

Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC

$165,000.00

Cash
$145,000.00
Paid by others
$20,000.00
Total
$165,000.00
digital $20,000.00

Also funds 30 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 30, 2025 to Jul 13, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101012447, 101031840, 101035276, 101045753, 101059537, 101069128.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$111,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$111,000.00

Cash
$105,000.00
Paid by others
$6,000.00
Total
$111,000.00
poll $6,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 23, 2025 to Oct 18, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101012447, 101031840, 101035276, 101045753, 101072124.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$106,000.00

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$106,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$6,000.00
Total
$106,000.00
poll $6,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Feb 4, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101012447, 101045753.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC

$165,000.00

Cash
$145,000.00
Paid by others
$20,000.00
Total
$165,000.00
digital $20,000.00

Also funds 30 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 30, 2025 to Jul 13, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101012447, 101031840, 101035276, 101045753, 101059537, 101069128.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$111,000.00

Cash
$105,000.00
Paid by others
$6,000.00
Total
$111,000.00
poll $6,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 23, 2025 to Oct 18, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101012447, 101031840, 101035276, 101045753, 101072124.

×

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$106,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$6,000.00
Total
$106,000.00
poll $6,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Feb 4, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101012447, 101045753.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Mar 13, 2025

04/03/2025 H Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors
Richard HayesRHouse 57

House committee · Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Hospitals

Nursing Homes

Weapons

MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES

Text

The text as introduced · 88 words

By: Hopper
H.B. No. 4808

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the carrying of weapons by staff in medical facilities.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 46.03, Penal Code, is amended by adding

subsection (j) to read as follows:

(j) It is an exception to subsections (a)(11) and (a)(12) if

the actor is an employee of the nursing facility, mental hospital,

or hospital where the possession occurred.

SECTION 2. This Act take effect on September 1, 2025