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Texas · 90th Legislature Regular Session
HB658Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of making a firearm accessible to a child; increasing a criminal penalty.
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Firearmsstorage minorsAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Expands the age of a 'child' to under 18 (from under 17), narrows affirmative defenses for allowing child access to a firearm, and increases the penalty to a third-degree felony if the child causes death or serious injury to a non-resident, so more restrictions and higher penalties for making a gun,
It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the child's access to the firearm: (1) [deleted: was supervised by a person older than 18 years of age and was for hunting, sporting, or other lawful purposes; (2)] consisted of lawful defense by the child of people or property;
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends Texas Penal Code §46.13 on making a firearm accessible to a child by expanding the definition of child to under 18, removing the supervised-lawful-purpose affirmative defense, adding a narrower exception for parent-authorized access, and increasing the penalty to a third-degree felony in cases where a non-resident is killed or seriously injured. These changes overall restrict firearm storage and access rules for minors but include one provision that expands an exception relative to the narrowed defenses.
Related bills
HB119Relating to designating August as Firearm Safety Awareness Month.=No change to gun access=No change to gun access Filed
HB609Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of making a firearm accessible to a child.↓Restricts gun access Filed
HB672Relating to civil liability arising from a firearm hold agreement.↑Expands gun access=No change to gun access Filed
SB1524Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.↑Expands gun access↑Expands gun access Died (session ended)