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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
HB3138Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to regulate certain matters related to firearms, air guns, archery equipment, and other weapons and related supplies.
Direction
Firearmspreemption sanctuaryAI label
↑Expands gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Expands state preemption of local firearm, air gun, archery, knife, and ammunition regulations by barring municipalities and counties from regulating transfer, possession, carrying, ownership, storage, transportation, licensing, registration, commerce, discharge at shooting ranges, and liability-ins
a municipality may not adopt or enforce regulations that: (1) relate to: (A) the transfer, possession, wearing, carrying, ownership, storage, transportation, licensing, or registration of firearms, air guns, archery equipment, knives, ammunition, or firearm or air gun supplies or accessories;
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FirearmsotherAI label
↔Mixed gun accessmodel confidence 75%
Broadens the scope of state preemption to explicitly include air guns, archery equipment, knives, and related supplies in multiple provisions, while also adding definitions and exceptions for their regulation.
Sec. 229.001. FIREARMS; AIR GUNS; ARCHERY EQUIPMENT; KNIVES; EXPLOSIVES.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill primarily expands state preemption of local regulation of firearms and related items (including new coverage of air guns, archery equipment, and knives), narrows local authority via zoning exceptions and changes to hunting regulation thresholds, and makes technical updates to definitions and cross-references; the net effect on the firearms/preemption-sanctuary axis is expansion of state-level limits on local rules, with one minor restriction on county hunting regulation and overall mixed broadening of covered items under the preemption framework.
Related bills
HB103Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of reckless discharge of a firearm in certain municipalities and counties.↓Restricts gun access=No change to gun access Filed
HB712Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to regulate or prohibit the carrying of a firearm on the premises of certain libraries↓Restricts gun access↓Restricts gun access Filed
SB1362Relating to prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense.↑Expands gun access↑Expands gun access Law
HB3053Relating to municipal and county firearm buyback programs.↑Expands gun access↑Expands gun access Law
Hearings and calendar
2025-04-09 10:30 · Hearing · House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Committee Hearing E2.016