Texas

This week

86 bills with new action · 86 newly filed.

Furthest along first.

• TXHB1105 2027-2028By Diego Bernal (D)
  Relating to requiring a licensed firearms dealer to report certain sales or transfers of multiple rifles to law enforcement; creating a criminal offense.

  AI summary Requires licensed dealers to report multiple rifle sales or transfers (two or more to the same buyer within five business days) to state and local law enforcement, so more dealer reporting and monitoring of rifle acquisitions.

  ↓Restricts gun accessFirearms · purchase background checks, other
  Stage: Filed Nov 12: Filed
• TXHB1086 2027-2028By Mitch Little (R)
  Relating to prohibiting the provision or use of public money to fund certain legal services for aliens unlawfully present in the United States; providing a civil penalty.

  AI summary Prohibits governmental entities from funding legal representation, immigrant legal orientation programs, or legal defense funds for aliens unlawfully present, and imposes penalties for violations, so less state and local support for immigration legal services.

  ↑Expands immigration enforcementImmigration enforcement · other
  Stage: Filed Nov 12: Filed
• TXSB335 2027-2028By Jose Menendez (D)
  Relating to the best interest of the child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

  AI summary Clarifies that the best interest of the child is the primary consideration in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity under Subtitle E (child welfare cases), but this is explicitly out of scope for the custody-support topic.

  =No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parentCustody & support · custody parenting time, other
  Stage: Filed Nov 10: Filed
• TXSB327 2027-2028By Roland Gutierrez (D) +1
  Relating to prohibiting the transfer of certain semiautomatic rifles to certain recipients younger than 21 years of age; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

  AI summary Prohibits transfer of certain semiautomatic rifles to persons under 21 (with exceptions), so less access to those firearms for that age group.

  ↓Restricts gun accessFirearms · purchase background checks, weapon accessory restrictions
  Stage: Filed Nov 10: Filed
• TXHB1057 2027-2028By Donna Howard (D)
  Relating to the award of public money to or governmental transactions with providers of women's health services and family planning services, including abortion providers and their affiliates; making conforming changes.

  AI summary Repeals Chapter 2273 of the Government Code (which banned state contracts with abortion providers and affiliates) and removes priority restrictions favoring non-abortion providers for family planning funds, so more public money can go to abortion providers.

  ↑Expands abortion access ✓ ReviewedAbortion · funding insurance
  Stage: Filed Nov 10: Filed
• TXHB1039 2027-2028By Matthew Shaheen (R)⚠ check quote
  Relating to the classification of certain sales of firearms as occasional sales for purposes of sales and use taxes.

  AI summary Raises the annual sales limit for occasional (non-permit) sales of firearms from $3,000 to $6,000 while keeping the same limit for other property, so more private firearm sales become tax-exempt.

  ↑Expands gun accessFirearms · industry liability, other
  Stage: Filed Nov 10: Filed

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