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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
HB498Relating to requiring a person convicted of an offense involving family violence or a person who is the subject of a family violence protective order to surrender firearms owned by the person.
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Firearmsred flag erpoAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Requires people subject to a family violence protective order or magistrate's emergency protection order (or convicted of family violence) to surrender their firearms, so less ability for those people to possess firearms.
order the person to surrender all firearms the person owns in the manner provided by Article 68.03 not later than the seventh day after: (A) the date the person receives notice under this article; or (B) if the person was taken into custody immediately after conviction, the date the person is released from confinement.
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FirearmsotherAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 80%
Requires people convicted of family violence or subject to a family violence protective order to surrender firearms they own, with procedures for transfer, sale, or law-enforcement holding and potential return, so less ability for those people to possess firearms.
A person required to surrender a firearm under Article 68.02 shall surrender the firearm by: (1) ... releasing the firearm to the person's designee ... (2) selling the firearm to a person who is a licensed firearms dealer ... (3) surrendering the firearm to a law enforcement agency for holding ... or (4) surrendering the firearm to a law enforcement agency for disposition ...
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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 procedures requiring surrender of all owned firearms by those convicted of family-violence offenses or subject to family-violence protective orders or emergency protection orders, with options for transfer to a designee, sale to a dealer, or law-enforcement holding (with possible later return only if lawful possession is verified). This adds a state-level enforcement mechanism for federal firearm prohibitions tied to domestic violence convictions and protective orders, restricting firearm possession for the covered individuals. No other listed topics are substantively affected
Related bills
HB218Relating to extreme risk protective orders, including the creation, issuance, and enforcement of those orders; creating criminal offenses.↓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
SB2305Relating to extreme risk protective orders; creating criminal offenses.↓Restricts gun access Died (session ended)
SB2195Relating to the reporting of certain orders and convictions to the Department of Public Safety and Federal Bureau of Investigation for use w↓Restricts gun access↓Restricts gun access Died (session ended)