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TX HB1556
Bill
Status
12/10/2024
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Moody
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AI Summary
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Prohibits selling, renting, leasing, or giving semiautomatic rifles with detachable magazines and caliber greater than .22 to persons younger than 21 years of age
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Creates exceptions for transfers to peace officers and current or honorably discharged members of the U.S. armed forces under age 21
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Allows temporary loans of covered rifles to persons under 21 only when used in the presence of the transferor, on the transferor's property, at sport shooting ranges, for lawful hunting/recreation, or at lawful firearm competitions
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Classifies violations as a state jail felony, an increase from the Class A misdemeanor penalty for similar transfers of other firearms to minors under 18
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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
3/12/2025