89R3023 JSC-D
By: Isaac H.B. No. 2881
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws restricting the
acquisition, manufacture, or possession of ammunition in this
state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1.10, Penal Code, is amended by amending
Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as
follows:
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, an agency of this state,
a political subdivision of this state, or a law enforcement officer
or other person employed by an agency of this state or a political
subdivision of this state may not contract with or in any other
manner provide assistance to a federal agency or official with
respect to the enforcement of a federal statute, order, rule, or
regulation that:
(1) imposes a prohibition, restriction, or other
regulation that does not exist under the laws of this state; and
(2) relates to:
(A) a registry requirement for a firearm, a
firearm accessory, or ammunition;
(B) a requirement that an owner of a firearm, a
firearm accessory, or ammunition possess a license as a condition
of owning, possessing, or carrying the firearm, firearm accessory,
or ammunition;
(C) a requirement that a background check be
conducted for the private sale or transfer of a firearm, a firearm
accessory, or ammunition;
(D) a program for confiscating a firearm, a
firearm accessory, or ammunition from a person who is not otherwise
prohibited by the laws of this state from possessing the firearm,
firearm accessory, or ammunition; [or]
(E) a program that requires an owner of a
firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition to sell the firearm,
firearm accessory, or ammunition;
(F) a limitation on the amount of ammunition that
may be purchased or otherwise obtained within a given period by a
person who is not otherwise prohibited by the laws of this state
from possessing the ammunition;
(G) a requirement that a person obtaining
ammunition display identification;
(H) a limitation on the manufacture of ammunition
by a person who is not otherwise prohibited by the laws of this
state from possessing the ammunition; or
(I) a limitation on the purchase, sale, transfer,
or possession of components necessary to manufacture ammunition.
(c) Subsections (b)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D), and (E) do
[Subsection (b) does] not apply to a contract or agreement to
provide assistance in the enforcement of a federal statute, order,
rule, or regulation in effect on January 19, 2021.
(c-1) Subsections (b)(2)(F), (G), (H), and (I) do not apply
to a contract or agreement to provide assistance in the enforcement
of a federal statute, order, rule, or regulation in effect on August
31, 2025.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.