Monitoring the SessionHB 977
Filed
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to the expunction of arrest records and files for certain defendants placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the unlawful carrying of a handgun.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Deferred adjudication joins convictions. Records wiped, starting September 1, 2027.
This bill lets more people wipe old arrest records for unlawfully carrying a handgun. Today the law covers people who were convicted of that offense before September 1, 2021, and the bill adds people who got deferred adjudication for it instead. Starting September 1, 2027, those people could have all arrest records and files for that old handgun-carry offense expunged.
Labels: BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 2066 (Did not pass). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
90R-HB977 · 2026-11-09
relating to the expunction of arrest records and files for certain defendants placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the unlawful carrying of a handgun.
Deferred adjudication joins convictions. Records wiped, starting September 1, 2027.
This bill lets more people wipe old arrest records for unlawfully carrying a handgun. Today the law covers people who were convicted of that offense before September 1, 2021, and the bill adds people who got deferred adjudication for it instead. Starting September 1, 2027, those people could have all arrest records and files for that old handgun-carry offense expunged.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
THE TEXT
…“supervision under Subchapter C, Chapter 42A, for the offense for”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill widens expunction to people placed on deferred adjudication for pre-2021 unlawful handgun carrying, not just those convicted.
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Derived itemized flow · Nov 3, 2024 to Oct 21, 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.
$25,000.00
Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
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TeamDerived itemized flow · on Jun 24, 2025. 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: 101012375.
$25,000.00
Also funds 33 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jun 30, 2025 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Oct 22, 2025. 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: 101031736.
$22,500.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 25, 2024 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: 100987242, 101012375, 101060151, 101072158.
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$25,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Jun 24, 2025. 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: 101012375.
$25,000.00
Also funds 33 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jun 30, 2025 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Oct 22, 2025. 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: 101031736.
$22,500.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 25, 2024 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: 100987242, 101012375, 101060151, 101072158.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
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Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
by Rep. Virdell, same lead author · Did not pass · same text
Introduced textLast action, Apr 30, 2025: Considered in Calendars
Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files for certain defendants placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the unlawful carrying of a handgun.
Caption, 89R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:38 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Crimes--Miscellaneous
Criminal Procedure--General
Weapons
DEFERRED ADJUDICATION
EXPUNCTION OF RECORDS
MANDATORY & COMMUNITY SUPERVISION
The text as introduced · 163 words
90R237 JRR-D By: Virdell H.B. No. 977 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the expunction of arrest records and files for certain defendants placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the unlawful carrying of a handgun. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article 55A.005, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows: Art. 55A.005. UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF HANDGUN. A person to whom this subchapter applies is entitled to have all records and files relating to the arrest expunged if: (1) the person was : (A) tried for and convicted of the offense for which the person was arrested; or (B) placed on deferred adjudication community supervision under Subchapter C, Chapter 42A, for the offense for which the person was arrested; and (2) the offense was committed before September 1, 2021, under Section 46.02(a), Penal Code, as that section existed before that date. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.