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| 1 | 1 | 89R12612 DNC-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Virdell H.B. No. 3053 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to municipal and county firearm buyback programs. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Chapter 280, Local Government Code, is amended | |
| 12 | 12 | by adding Section 280.005 to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | Sec. 280.005. FIREARM BUYBACK PROGRAMS PROHIBITED. A | |
| 14 | 14 | municipality or county may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, | |
| 15 | 15 | order, or other measure in which the municipality or county | |
| 16 | 16 | organizes, sponsors, or participates in a program that purchases or | |
| 17 | 17 | offers to purchase firearms with the intent to: | |
| 18 | 18 | (1) remove firearms from circulation; | |
| 19 | 19 | (2) reduce the number of firearms owned by civilians; | |
| 20 | 20 | or | |
| 21 | 21 | (3) allow individuals to sell firearms without fear of | |
| 22 | 22 | criminal prosecution. | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 24 | 24 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 25 | 25 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 26 | 26 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 27 | 27 | Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |