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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session

SB1668 Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of certain devices intended to modify handguns.

Direction

Firearms weapon accessory restrictionsAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 90%

Adds devices that convert handguns to automatic fire to the list of prohibited items under Penal Code 46.05, so more restrictions on such devices.

(D) a device designed and intended solely and exclusively to make a handgun capable of shooting automatically more than two shots, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger;

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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
2025-03-12: Co-author authorized
Filed
2025-02-27
Committee
State Affairs
Sponsor
Joan Huffman R + 2 cosponsors (2 D)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds a specific prohibition on devices intended to convert handguns to automatic fire (auto-sears or similar), expanding the list of banned items under existing weapons laws. The deletion of 'or' is purely grammatical to accommodate the new subparagraph and does not alter the law's effect.

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History (5 actions)
DateChamberAction
2025-03-12SCo-author authorized
2025-03-11SReferred to State Affairs
2025-03-11SRead first time
2025-02-27SFiled
2025-02-27SReceived by the Secretary of the Senate