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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
HB893Relating to extreme risk protective orders; creating criminal offenses.
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Firearmsred flag erpoAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 95%
Creates a process for family, household members, or prosecutors to seek court orders prohibiting a person with serious mental illness from purchasing, owning, possessing, or controlling firearms, and requires relinquishment of any such firearms, so more restrictions on firearm access for those at a
the court, without further notice to the respondent and without a hearing, may issue a temporary ex parte order prohibiting the respondent from purchasing, owning, possessing, or controlling a firearm.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates and details a new extreme risk protective order (red flag) process in Texas law, allowing applications based on serious mental illness and firearm access, temporary ex parte and final orders prohibiting firearm purchase/possession with required relinquishment and license suspension, reporting to NICS, and a new crime for transferring firearms to those under such orders. All provisions expand red-flag restrictions on firearms access; no provisions expand access, repeal existing restrictions, or address other listed topics.
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)