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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
HB857Relating to requiring certain persons prohibited by law from owning, possessing, or controlling a firearm to dispose of firearms owned, possessed, or controlled by the person.
Direction
FirearmsotherAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Requires persons subject to firearm prohibitions (from felony or family violence convictions, protective orders, or bond/community supervision conditions) to dispose of their firearms within 10 days and submit an affidavit confirming disposal or non-possession, so more enforcement of existing bans.
order the person to dispose of all firearms the person owns, possesses, or controls not later than the 10th 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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Filed (completed)
Committee
Passed one chamber
Passed both
Governor
Law
Status: Died (session ended)
Last action
2025-03-05: 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 to enforce existing firearm prohibitions by requiring disposal of guns for those convicted of felonies or family violence offenses, under protective orders, or with bond/supervision conditions barring possession; it adds notice, a 10-day disposal deadline, and an affidavit requirement, plus updates order language to reference the new disposal mandate. This is classified under firearms/other as it addresses removal of firearms from prohibited persons without fitting other specific subtags like red-flag-erpo or storage-minors.
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