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TX HB479
Bill
Status
11/12/2024
Primary Sponsor
Diego Bernal
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AI Summary
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Licensed firearms dealers must report sales or transfers of two or more rifles to the same buyer (excluding other licensed dealers) occurring on a single occasion or within five consecutive business days
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Reports must be submitted to the Department of Public Safety, the local police department if the sale occurred within a municipality, or the county sheriff if the sale occurred outside municipal boundaries
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The Department of Public Safety must develop the reporting form by September 1, 2025
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Failure to report qualifying multiple rifle sales is a Class A misdemeanor
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The reporting requirement applies only to sales or transfers occurring on or after September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to requiring a licensed firearms dealer to report certain sales or transfers of multiple rifles to law enforcement; creating a criminal offense.
Law Enforcement
Last Action
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
2/28/2025