89R5036 MZM-D
By: Eckhardt, Gutierrez S.B. No. 357
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the reporting of lost or stolen firearms.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 411, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 411.056 to read as follows:
Sec. 411.056. REPORT OF LOST OR STOLEN FIREARM. (a) A
peace officer who receives a report from the owner of a firearm or
the owner's agent that the firearm was lost or stolen shall report
the loss or theft to the department. The report must include:
(1) the name of the owner;
(2) any available information about the firearm; and
(3) the date that the owner became aware the firearm
was lost or stolen.
(b) The department shall regularly send all reports
received under Subsection (a) to the National Crime Information
Center.
SECTION 2. Title 4, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is
amended by adding Chapter 100B to read as follows:
CHAPTER 100B. LIABILITY RELATED TO FIREARMS
Sec. 100B.001. LIMITED LIABILITY FOR HARM CAUSED BY LOST OR
STOLEN FIREARM. A person whose firearm is lost or stolen is not
liable to another person for harm caused by that firearm after it is
lost or stolen if the person reports the loss or theft, or causes a
report of the loss or theft to be made, to a peace officer or law
enforcement agency not later than 24 hours after the time the person
became aware the firearm is lost or stolen.
SECTION 3. Chapter 100B, Civil Practice and Remedies Code,
as added by this Act, applies only to a cause of action that accrues
on or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.