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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the reporting of lost or stolen firearms. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 411, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 411.056 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.056. REPORT OF LOST OR STOLEN FIREARM. (a) A |
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peace officer who receives a report from the owner of a firearm or |
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the owner's agent that the firearm was lost or stolen shall report |
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the loss or theft to the department. The report must include: |
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(1) the name of the owner; |
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(2) any available information about the firearm; and |
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(3) the date that the owner became aware the firearm |
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was lost or stolen. |
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(b) The department shall regularly send all reports |
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received under Subsection (a) to the National Crime Information |
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Center. |
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SECTION 2. Title 4, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 100B to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 100B. LIABILITY RELATED TO FIREARMS |
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Sec. 100B.001. LIMITED LIABILITY FOR HARM CAUSED BY LOST OR |
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STOLEN FIREARM. A person whose firearm is lost or stolen is not |
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liable to another person for harm caused by that firearm after it is |
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lost or stolen if the person reports the loss or theft, or causes a |
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report of the loss or theft to be made, to a peace officer or law |
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enforcement agency not later than 24 hours after the time the person |
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became aware the firearm is lost or stolen. |
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SECTION 3. Chapter 100B, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, |
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as added by this Act, applies only to a cause of action that accrues |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |