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Texas · 90th Legislature Regular Session

HB659 Relating to requiring a licensed firearms dealer to report certain sales or transfers of multiple firearms or firearm magazines to law enforcement; creating a criminal offense.

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Firearms purchase background checksAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 90%

Requires licensed dealers to report multiple sales of two or more firearms or four or more magazines to the Department of Public Safety and local sheriffs within 24 hours, with criminal penalties for noncompliance, so more dealer reporting and law-enforcement awareness of bulk purchases.

A licensed firearms dealer shall report to the department, in the form and manner prescribed by the department under Section 205.101, the multiple sales or transfers described by Subsection (a).

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Firearms otherAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 80%

Creates a Class B misdemeanor offense for a licensed firearms dealer who, with criminal negligence, fails to report multiple sales or transfers of firearms or magazines.

A licensed firearms dealer who, with criminal negligence, violates Section 205.051 commits an offense.

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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
Joseph Moody D

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds dealer reporting requirements and a new criminal offense for multiple firearm and magazine sales/transfers, which falls under firearms with subtags for purchase-background-checks (dealer reporting of bulk sales) and other (new offense). No provisions address transgender, abortion, or immigration-enforcement topics.

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