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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
HB3436Relating to the definition of a child for purposes of the offense of making a firearm accessible to a child.
Direction
Firearmsstorage minorsAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Raises the age threshold in the definition of 'child' from under 17 to under 18 for the offense of making a firearm accessible to a child, so the law applies to one additional year of age and covers more situations where access to a firearm by a minor is criminalized.
"Child" means a person younger than 18 [deleted: 17] years of age.
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Filed (completed)
Committee
Passed one chamber
Passed both
Governor
Law
Status: Died (session ended)
Last action
2025-03-21: Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Filed
2025-02-26
Committee
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends the Penal Code definition of 'child' for the firearm accessibility offense by increasing the age from 17 to 18, which expands the scope of the prohibition and thus restricts firearm access/storage rules for minors by one additional year.
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HB609Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of making a firearm accessible to a child.↓Restricts gun access Filed
HB658Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of making a firearm accessible to a child; increasing a criminal penalty.↓Restricts gun access Filed
HB672Relating to civil liability arising from a firearm hold agreement.↑Expands gun access=No change to gun access Filed