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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
HB5399Relating to certain criminal offenses concerning the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons; increasing a criminal penalty.
Direction
Firearmspurchase background checksAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Adds a state jail felony for knowingly making a material false statement on a required federal or state firearm transfer form while prohibited from possessing a firearm, so more restrictions on prohibited persons acquiring firearms.
while prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal law, knowingly makes a material false statement on a form that is: (A) required by state or federal law for the purchase, sale, or other transfer of a firearm; and (B) submitted to a firearms dealer licensed under 18 U.S.C. Section 923.
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FirearmsotherAI label
↔Mixed gun accessmodel confidence 80%
Broadens the unlawful transfer offense to any firearm (not just handguns) when the buyer intends unlawful use, and increases penalties for some violations while adding defenses, resulting in mixed effects on firearm transfer restrictions.
A person commits an offense if the person: (1) sells, rents, leases, loans, or gives a firearm [deleted: handgun] to any person knowing that the person to whom the firearm [deleted: handgun] is to be delivered intends to use the firearm [deleted: it] unlawfully or in the commission of an unlawful act;
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Filed (completed)
Committee
Passed one chamber
Passed both
Governor
Law
Status: Died (session ended)
Last action
2025-04-07: Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Filed
2025-03-14
Committee
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends Penal Code 46.06 to expand unlawful transfer/purchase offenses to all firearms (not just handguns), adds a new felony for false statements on firearm forms by prohibited persons, adjusts penalties (some higher, some lower), adds an affirmative defense for attempted straw purchases, and incorporates these offenses into organized crime and asset forfeiture provisions. All changes relate to firearm transfer, purchase, and enforcement restrictions; no other listed topics are substantively addressed.
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