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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
HB481Relating to creating a criminal offense for the unlawful possession or transfer of a large-capacity magazine.
Direction
Firearmsweapon accessory restrictionsAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 95%
Creates a new criminal offense for possessing or transferring magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, so fewer people can legally own or acquire such magazines.
A person commits an offense if the person knowingly: (1) possesses a large-capacity magazine; or (2) sells, rents, leases, loans, gives, or otherwise transfers a large-capacity magazine to another person.
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Filed (completed)
Committee
Passed one chamber
Passed both
Governor
Law
Status: Died (session ended)
Last action
2025-02-28: 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 creates a new Class A misdemeanor for knowing possession or transfer of detachable magazines over 10 rounds (with narrow exceptions and grandfathering for pre-2025 lawful possession), which restricts access to and ownership of those firearm accessories. It also explicitly excludes certain magazines from the definition, which expands legal access for those specific types relative to a broader ban.
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