TX HB4828

Requires court clerks to notify local law enforcement when a judgment contains an affirmative finding that an offense was committed due to bias or prejudice, enabling entry into the National Crime Information Center and Texas Crime Information Center databases within 30 days of judgment

Creates a new criminal offense prohibiting firearm possession for five years by persons convicted of certain bias-motivated crimes, including assault, sexual assault, aggravated assault, injury to a child/elderly/disabled, deadly conduct, terroristic threat, harassment, arson, and criminal mischief

Classifies unlawful firearm possession by persons convicted of bias-motivated offenses as a third-degree felony, the same penalty as firearm possession by convicted felons

Prohibits prosecution under both the new bias-crime firearm prohibition and existing felon-in-possession statutes for the same conduct

Applies only to offenses committed on or after September 1, 2025