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Texas · 90th Legislature Regular Session

SB234 Relating to the prohibition on the possession of a firearm by a person following the person's conviction of certain family violence misdemeanors.

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Firearms otherAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 90%

Extends the period during which a person convicted of a family-violence Class A misdemeanor is barred from possessing a firearm from the prior law's duration to five years after release from confinement or supervision.

A person who has been convicted of an offense under Section 22.01, punishable as a Class A misdemeanor and committed against an individual whose relationship to or association with the person is described by Section 71.0021(b), 71.003, or 71.005, Family Code commits an offense if the person possesses a firearm before the fifth anniversary of the later of: (1) the date of the person's release from confinement following conviction of the misdemeanor; or (2) the date of the person's release from community supervision following conviction of the misdemeanor.

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Stage: Filed · step 1 of 6

Last action
2026-11-09: Filed
Filed
2026-11-09
Sponsor
Carol Alvarado D, Molly Cook D, Roland Gutierrez D, Jose Menendez D, Taylor Rehmet

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends Penal Code §46.04(b) to impose a five-year prohibition on firearm possession after conviction for certain family-violence misdemeanors (expanding the predicate offenses by deleting limiting language) and applies only prospectively.

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History (2 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-11-09SFiled
2026-11-09SReceived by the Secretary of the Senate