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| 1 | 1 | 89R8796 RAL-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Goodwin H.B. No. 1956 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the seizure of firearms by a peace officer during the | |
| 10 | 10 | emergency detention of certain persons who may have a mental | |
| 11 | 11 | illness. | |
| 12 | 12 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 13 | 13 | SECTION 1. Section 573.001(h), Health and Safety Code, is | |
| 14 | 14 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 15 | 15 | (h) A peace officer who takes a person into custody under | |
| 16 | 16 | Subsection (a) shall [may] immediately seize any firearm found in | |
| 17 | 17 | possession of the person. After seizing a firearm under this | |
| 18 | 18 | subsection, the peace officer shall comply with the requirements of | |
| 19 | 19 | Article 18.191, Code of Criminal Procedure. | |
| 20 | 20 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |