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TX HB1692
Bill
Status
12/20/2024
Primary Sponsor
Vikki Goodwin
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AI Summary
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Adds a new offense for knowingly selling, renting, leasing, loaning, or giving a firearm to a person receiving court-ordered inpatient mental health services, acquitted by reason of insanity, committed to residential care for intellectual disability, under guardianship for mental incapacity, or determined incompetent to stand trial
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Creates a defense to prosecution if the firearm recipient has obtained a judicial order or finding that they are no longer incapacitated or has received federal relief from disabilities under 18 U.S.C. Section 925
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Expands the unlawful transfer of firearm statute under Section 46.06, Penal Code, to include transfers to individuals with specified mental health adjudications or determinations
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Applies only to offenses committed on or after September 1, 2025; prior offenses remain governed by existing law
Legislative Description
Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of unlawful transfer of a firearm.
Crimes
Last Action
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
3/12/2025