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TX HB1150
Bill
Status
11/12/2024
Primary Sponsor
Penny Morales Shaw
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AI Summary
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Prohibits the sale, rental, lease, loan, or gifting of semiautomatic rifles with detachable magazines and caliber greater than .22 to persons under 21 years of age
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Creates an exception for recipients who are peace officers or who are currently serving in or have been honorably discharged from the U.S. armed forces
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Maintains existing prohibition on transferring firearms, clubs, and location-restricted knives to children under 18, with parental consent still serving as an affirmative defense for that age group
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Establishes the new offense of transferring restricted semiautomatic rifles to persons under 21 as a state jail felony
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Takes effect September 1, 2025, applying only to offenses committed on or after that date
Legislative Description
Relating to prohibiting the transfer of certain semiautomatic rifles to certain recipients; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
Crimes
Last Action
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
3/7/2025