Restricts gun access model confidence 80%
Excludes stun guns from the definition of 'firearm' in the Penal Code, so stun guns are no longer treated as firearms for criminal offenses that reference the definition.
The term [deleted: Firearm] does not include: ... (B) a stun gun as defined by Section 38.14.
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Restricts gun access model confidence 70%
Removes the exclusion for certain antique/curio firearms (and their replicas) that have an integral folding knife blade or other illegal-weapon characteristics from the Penal Code definition of 'firearm', so such devices are now included as firearms for criminal offenses.
The term [deleted: Firearm] does not include: (A) a firearm that may have, as an integral part, a folding knife blade or other characteristics of weapons made illegal by this chapter and that is: (i) [deleted: (A)] an antique or curio firearm manufactured before 1899; or (ii) [deleted: (B)] a replica of an antique or curio firearm manufactured before 1899, but only if the replica does not use rim fire or center fire ammunition;
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Status: Died (session ended)
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends the Penal Code definition of 'firearm' by adding an exclusion for stun guns (restricts firearms topic by narrowing what counts as a firearm for offenses) and by deleting the prior exclusion for certain antique/curio firearms with knife blades or other illegal characteristics (restricts by expanding what counts as a firearm for offenses). No other listed topics are substantively addressed.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-13 | H | Placed on General State Calendar |
| 2025-05-11 | H | Considered in Calendars |
| 2025-05-02 | H | Committee report sent to Calendars |
| 2025-05-01 | H | Committee report distributed |
| 2025-05-01 | H | Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator |
| 2025-04-24 | H | Reported favorably as substituted |
| 2025-04-24 | H | Committee substitute considered in committee |
| 2025-04-24 | H | Considered in formal meeting |
| 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 . . . |
| 2025-03-25 | H | Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs |
| 2025-03-25 | H | Read first time |
| 2025-03-04 | H | Filed |