88R2196 AJZ-D
By: Wu H.B. No. 533
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the seizure of firearms during the emergency detention
of certain persons who may have a mental illness.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 573.001(h), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(h) A peace officer who takes a person into custody under
Subsection (a) may immediately seize any firearm found in
possession of the person or found in plain sight and readily
accessible to the person. After seizing a firearm under this
subsection, the peace officer shall comply with the requirements of
Article 18.191, Code of Criminal Procedure.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an apprehension for an emergency detention that occurs on or
after the effective date of this Act. An apprehension for emergency
detention that occurs before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect on the date the apprehension for
emergency detention occurred, and the former law is continued in
effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.