TX HB461

Requires private firearm sellers (non-licensed dealers) to document all transfers using a Department of Public Safety form that includes seller and buyer identification information, firearm type, and serial number, with the form submitted to DPS within 30 days of the transfer

Limits private individuals to selling or transferring no more than five firearms per year; transfers exceeding this limit require a federal firearms dealer license

Exempts inherited firearms and transfers between close family members (third degree by blood or second degree by marriage) from the annual volume limitation

Mandates that all private firearm transfers go through a licensed firearms dealer who must conduct a national instant criminal background check before the firearm can be delivered to the buyer

Creates criminal penalties: Class C misdemeanor for failing to document transfers or exceeding the five-firearm annual limit; Class A misdemeanor for failing to complete required background checks