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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session

HB601 Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of making a firearm accessible to a child.

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Firearms storage minorsAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 90%

Increases the penalty for the offense of making a firearm accessible to a child from a Class C to a Class A misdemeanor (and repeals the prior exception provision), so more punishment for unsafe firearm storage around children.

An [deleted: Except as provided by Subsection (e), an] offense under this section is a Class A [deleted: C] misdemeanor.

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  1. Filed (completed)
  2. Committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. Governor
  6. Law

Status: Died (session ended)

Last action
2025-03-04: Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Filed
2024-11-12
Committee
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Sponsor
Suleman Lalani D

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends Texas Penal Code §46.13 to increase the criminal penalty for making a firearm accessible to a child from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class A misdemeanor and repeals the prior exception in subsection (e), resulting in greater punishment for this unsafe-storage offense.

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History (3 actions)
DateChamberAction
2025-03-04HReferred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
2025-03-04HRead first time
2024-11-12HFiled