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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws restricting the |
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acquisition, manufacture, or possession of ammunition in this |
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state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1.10, Penal Code, is amended by amending |
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Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, an agency of this state, |
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a political subdivision of this state, or a law enforcement officer |
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or other person employed by an agency of this state or a political |
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subdivision of this state may not contract with or in any other |
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manner provide assistance to a federal agency or official with |
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respect to the enforcement of a federal statute, order, rule, or |
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regulation that: |
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(1) imposes a prohibition, restriction, or other |
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regulation that does not exist under the laws of this state; and |
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(2) relates to: |
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(A) a registry requirement for a firearm, a |
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firearm accessory, or ammunition; |
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(B) a requirement that an owner of a firearm, a |
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firearm accessory, or ammunition possess a license as a condition |
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of owning, possessing, or carrying the firearm, firearm accessory, |
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or ammunition; |
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(C) a requirement that a background check be |
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conducted for the private sale or transfer of a firearm, a firearm |
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accessory, or ammunition; |
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(D) a program for confiscating a firearm, a |
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firearm accessory, or ammunition from a person who is not otherwise |
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prohibited by the laws of this state from possessing the firearm, |
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firearm accessory, or ammunition; [or] |
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(E) a program that requires an owner of a |
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firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition to sell the firearm, |
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firearm accessory, or ammunition; |
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(F) a limitation on the amount of ammunition that |
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may be purchased or otherwise obtained within a given period by a |
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person who is not otherwise prohibited by the laws of this state |
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from possessing the ammunition; |
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(G) a requirement that a person obtaining |
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ammunition display identification; |
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(H) a limitation on the manufacture of ammunition |
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by a person who is not otherwise prohibited by the laws of this |
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state from possessing the ammunition; or |
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(I) a limitation on the purchase, sale, transfer, |
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or possession of components necessary to manufacture ammunition. |
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(c) Subsections (b)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D), and (E) do |
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[Subsection (b) does] not apply to a contract or agreement to |
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provide assistance in the enforcement of a federal statute, order, |
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rule, or regulation in effect on January 19, 2021. |
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(c-1) Subsections (b)(2)(F), (G), (H), and (I) do not apply |
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to a contract or agreement to provide assistance in the enforcement |
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of a federal statute, order, rule, or regulation in effect on August |
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31, 2025. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |