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Texas · 90th Legislature Regular Session

HB610 Relating to prohibiting the transfer of firearms to certain recipients who are younger than 21 years of age.

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Firearms purchase background checksAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 90%

Prohibits transfer of any firearm to anyone under 21 (with exceptions for those 18+ only for non-handguns via affirmative defense), so less ability for under-21s to buy or receive firearms.

(2) intentionally or knowingly sells, rents, leases, or gives or offers to sell, rent, lease, or give: ... (B) to a person younger than 21 years of age a firearm;

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Firearms otherAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 80%

Raises the age for transfer of handguns from under-18 to under-21 by making transfer to under-21 a state jail felony (previously only under-18 was restricted, with defense for parental consent).

an offense under Subsection (a)(2)(B) is a state jail felony if the firearm that is the subject of the offense is a handgun;

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

Stage: Filed · step 1 of 6

Last action
2026-11-09: Filed
Filed
2026-11-09
Sponsor
Suleman Lalani D

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends Penal Code 46.06 to prohibit transfers of firearms to persons under 21 (expanding the prior prohibition that applied only to those under 18 for non-handguns), making violations a state jail felony for handguns, with no other topics addressed.

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History (1 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-11-09HFiled