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TX HB1150

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/12/2024

Primary Sponsor

Penny Morales Shaw

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Establishes the new offense of transferring restricted semiautomatic rifles to persons under 21 as a state jail felony

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs3/7/2025

Full Bill Text

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