Alma Allen Texas House of Representatives District 131 | Official Website
Alma Allen Texas House of Representatives District 131 | Official Website
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to eligibility requirements to obtain a pass for expedited access to the State Capitol’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill amends the eligibility criteria for obtaining an expedited access pass to the Texas State Capitol. Applicants must satisfy either the requirements for a handgun license, excluding handgun proficiency evidence, or alternative criteria established by the department. For those with disqualifying criminal convictions, the department must consider the time elapsed since the conviction and any evidence of good standing in the community when determining eligibility. The act is set to take effect Sept. 1, 2025.
Alma Allen, member of the House Committee on Public Education, proposed another six bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Allen graduated from Texas Southern University with a BS.
Alma Allen is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 131st House district. She replaced previous state representative Ronald R. "Ron" Wilson in 2005.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 2292 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to prohibiting certain releases of a student to the student's parent after school-initiated communication by a school district or open-enrollment charter school |
| HB 2163 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas |
| HB 1416 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to program accessibility for female inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice |
| HB 1415 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to corporal punishment in public schools |
| HB 1413 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the salary and wages paid to public school employees |
| HB 1412 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the location of certain public meetings for certain permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
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