model confidence 90%
Excludes handguns with stabilizing braces from the definition of short-barrel firearms, so fewer such weapons are treated as illegal short-barrel firearms under criminal law.
The term does not include a handgun equipped with a stabilizing brace designed to assist a person with handling the handgun with one hand.
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No change to gun access model confidence 80%
Amends the statutory definition of short-barrel firearm used for certain criminal offenses, narrowing it by excluding stabilizing braces.
"Short-barrel firearm" means a rifle with a barrel length of less than 16 inches or a shotgun with a barrel length of less than 18 inches, or any weapon made from a shotgun or rifle if, as altered, it has an overall length of less than 26 inches. The term does not include a handgun equipped with a stabilizing brace designed to assist a person with handling the handgun with one hand.
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Status: Died (session ended)
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill narrows the definition of 'short-barrel firearm' in the Penal Code by adding an exclusion for handguns with stabilizing braces, which reduces the scope of weapons subject to criminal prohibitions on short-barrel firearms (expands for the firearms topic under weapon-accessory-restrictions). The definitional change itself is treated as neutral under the 'other' subtag.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-12 | H | Committee report sent to Calendars |
| 2025-05-12 | H | Committee report distributed |
| 2025-05-12 | H | Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator |
| 2025-05-07 | H | Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) |
| 2025-05-07 | H | Considered in public hearing |
| 2025-04-14 | H | Left pending in committee |
| 2025-04-14 | H | Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee |
| 2025-04-14 | H | Considered in public hearing |
| 2025-04-14 | H | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| 2025-03-19 | H | Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs |
| 2025-03-19 | H | Read first time |
| 2025-02-14 | H | Filed |