Creates a new state crime specifically for firearm possession by a person not lawfully present in the United States, increasing state-level criminal penalties tied to immigration status.
A person commits an offense if the person is not lawfully present in the United States and possesses a firearm.
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Filed (completed)
Committee
Passed one chamber
Passed both
Governor
Law
Status: Died (session ended)
Last action
2025-04-03: Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Filed
2025-03-13
Committee
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds a new offense under the Penal Code for unlawful firearm possession by persons not lawfully present in the US (firearms/other, restricts) and simultaneously creates a state immigration-related crime (immigration-enforcement/state-immigration-crimes-border, expands).
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