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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
HB286Relating to a study by the Department of Public Safety on stolen firearms.
Direction
FirearmsotherAI label
=No change to gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Requires a state agency to study and report on the use of stolen firearms in crimes since 1980, with no change to any laws governing firearms.
The department shall, using any available data, conduct a study to determine the extent to which stolen firearms have been used to commit offenses in this state since January 1, 1980.
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Filed (completed)
Committee
Passed one chamber
Passed both
Governor
Law
Status: Died (session ended)
Last action
2025-02-27: Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Filed
2024-11-12
Committee
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill requires only a study and report on stolen firearms used in offenses; it enacts no new laws, restrictions, expansions, or changes to firearm access, ownership, or enforcement.
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