2026 Regular Session
HB1185
Firearms; prohibiting the destruction of historic military weapons; effective date.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Partner positions
Likes
No public reasoning provided.
Prohibits law enforcement entities from destroying weapons that are considered to have historic military value. Respect for our history, common sense and second amendment.
GREAT! "If it is determined by the agency that the personal property is a weapon that has historic military value, the agency shall be prohibited from destroying the weapon and shall donate said weapon to a local unit of a veterans' organization incorporated by enactment of the Congress of the United States."
Recorded floor votes
5 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 6, 2025 · House
House: Veterans and Military Affairs Committee: DO PASS
Passed
8 yea–0 nay
February 26, 2025 · House
House: Health and Human Services Oversight Committee: DO PASS
Passed
10 yea–0 nay
March 25, 2025 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
87 yea–0 nay · 12 absent
April 10, 2025 · Senate
Senate: Veterans & Military Affairs Committee: DO PASS
Passed
9 yea–0 nay
May 5, 2026 · Senate
Senate: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
46 yea–0 nay · 2 absent
Committee referrals
April 1, 2025 · Senate
Veterans and Military Affairs
February 4, 2025 · House
Veterans and Military Affairs
February 4, 2025 · House
Health and Human Services Oversight
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Approved by Governor 05/11/2026
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House Sent to Governor
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Senate Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
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House Enrolled, signed, to Senate
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House Referred for enrollment
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Senate Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
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Senate Measure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0 View roll call
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Senate General Order, Considered
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Senate Placed on General Order
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Senate Reported Do Pass Veterans and Military Affairs committee; CR filed View roll call
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Senate Second Reading referred to Veterans and Military Affairs
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Senate Coauthored by Representative Waldron
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Senate Coauthored by Representative Steagall
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Senate First Reading
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House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
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House Referred for engrossment
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House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 0 View roll call
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House General Order
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House CR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight Committee View roll call
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House Authored by Senator Bergstrom (principal Senate author)
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House Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Veterans and Military Affairs View roll call
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House Referred to Veterans and Military Affairs
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House Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services Oversight
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House Authored by Representative West (Rick)
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House First Reading