TX HB655

Creates extreme risk protective orders (ERPOs) allowing family members, household members, parents/guardians of minors in the household, or peace officers to petition courts to temporarily prohibit a person from possessing firearms if they pose an immediate danger of causing bodily injury or death

Permits courts to issue temporary ex parte orders without a hearing requiring respondents to relinquish firearms within 24 hours and surrender any license to carry a handgun; a full hearing must occur within 14 days

Protective orders are effective for one year and may be renewed for an additional year; respondents may file a motion to review the order after 91 days from issuance or renewal

Establishes criminal offenses including a Class A misdemeanor for violating an ERPO by possessing firearms and a Class B misdemeanor for making false statements to a peace officer when requesting an ERPO application

Requires the Department of Public Safety to report ERPO subjects to the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System within 24 hours and suspends license to carry eligibility for the duration of an active order