89R2209 AJZ-D
	By: Gutierrez, et al.	S.B. No. 1658

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to regulating certain firearm transfers, possession of
	certain firearms, and protective orders prohibiting possession of a
	firearm; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal
	penalties.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
	SECTION 1.01.  SHORT TITLE. This Act shall be known as the
	Robb Elementary Firearm Safety Act.
	SECTION 1.02.  PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to ensure
	the State of Texas is meeting its responsibility to protect the
	health and safety of all Texans by enacting common sense,
	evidence-based firearm safety laws. Texans deserve to live free
	from the threat and fear of firearm violence.
	SECTION 1.03.  FINDINGS. The legislature finds that:
	(1)  the State of Texas mourns the loss of 19 innocent
	children and two teachers in a senseless attack on Robb Elementary
	School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022;
	(2)  the shooting at Robb Elementary School is the
	second deadliest school shooting in the history of the United
	States;
	(3)  the victims of the attack are Makenna Lee Elrod,
	10; Layla Salazar, 11; Maranda Mathis, 11; Nevaeh Bravo, 10; Jose
	Manuel Flores, Jr., 10; Xavier Lopez, 10; Tess Marie Mata, 10;
	Rojelio Torres, 10; Eliahna "Ellie" Amyah Garcia, 9; Eliahna
	A. Torres, 10; Annabell Guadalupe Rodriguez, 10; Jackie Cazares, 9;
	Uziyah Garcia, 10; Jayce Carmelo Luevanos, 10; Maite Yuleana
	Rodriguez, 10; Jailah Nicole Silguero, 10; Amerie Jo Garza, 10;
	Alexandria "Lexi" Aniyah Rubio, 10; Alithia Ramirez, 10; Irma
	Garcia, fourth grade teacher; and Eva Mireles, fourth grade
	teacher;
	(4)  three of the ten deadliest mass shootings in
	modern United States history have occurred in Texas in the past five
	years;
	(5)  the following mass shootings have occurred in
	Texas:
	(A)  26 people were killed in Sutherland Springs,
	Texas, in 2017;
	(B)  23 people were killed in Killeen, Texas, in
	1991;
	(C)  23 people were killed in El Paso, Texas, in
	2019;
	(D)  21 people were killed in Uvalde, Texas, in
	2022;
	(E)  17 people were killed at The University of
	Texas at Austin in 1966;
	(F)  13 people were killed in Killeen, Texas, in
	2009; and
	(G)  10 people were killed in Santa Fe, Texas, in
	2018;
	(6)  firearm homicide rates for children under 18 have
	more than doubled in Texas between 2014 and 2020;
	(7)  from 2015 to 2020, Texas lost 572 children to
	firearm homicides, more than any other state; and
	(8)  overall firearm homicide rates in Texas have
	increased 66 percent from 2014 to 2020.
	ARTICLE 2. UNLAWFUL POSSESSION AND TRANSFER OF CERTAIN ASSAULT
	WEAPONS
	SECTION 2.01.  Chapter 46, Penal Code, is amended by adding
	Section 46.055 to read as follows:
	Sec. 46.055.  UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF ASSAULT WEAPON. (a) In
	this section, "assault weapon" means:
	(1)  a semiautomatic centerfire rifle that has the
	capacity to accept a detachable magazine and has:
	(A)  a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously
	beneath the action of the firearm;
	(B)  a folding or telescoping stock;
	(C)  a thumbhole stock;
	(D)  a second handgrip or a protruding grip that
	can be held by the non-trigger hand;
	(E)  a flash suppressor; or
	(F)  a grenade launcher or flare launcher;
	(2)  a semiautomatic centerfire rifle that has a fixed
	magazine that holds more than 10 rounds of ammunition;
	(3)  a semiautomatic centerfire rifle that has an
	overall length of less than 30 inches;
	(4)  a semiautomatic shotgun that has the capacity to
	accept a detachable magazine;
	(5)  a semiautomatic shotgun that has a folding or
	telescoping stock and has:
	(A)  a thumbhole stock; or
	(B)  a second handgrip or a protruding grip that
	can be held by the non-trigger hand;
	(6)  a semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to
	accept a detachable magazine and has:
	(A)  a second handgrip or a protruding grip that
	can be held by the non-trigger hand;
	(B)  an ammunition magazine that attaches to the
	pistol outside of the pistol grip;
	(C)  a threaded barrel capable of accepting a
	flash suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer; or
	(D)  a shroud that is attached to or partially or
	completely encircles the barrel and that permits the shooter to
	hold the firearm with the non-trigger hand without being burned;
	(7)  a semiautomatic pistol that has a fixed magazine
	that holds more than 10 rounds of ammunition;
	(8)  a revolving cylinder shotgun; or
	(9)  a conversion kit, part, or combination of parts
	from which an assault weapon can be assembled or with which a
	firearm may be converted into a weapon described by Subdivision
	(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), or (8).
	(b)  A person who is younger than 21 years of age commits an
	offense if the person knowingly possesses an assault weapon.
	(c)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony.
	(d)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that:
	(1)  the actor possessed the assault weapon for the
	actual discharge of official duties as:
	(A)  a peace officer, as defined by Section 1.07;
	or
	(B)  a member of the armed forces or state
	military forces, as defined by Section 431.001, Government Code; or
	(2)  the actor lawfully possessed the assault weapon on
	August 31, 2025.
	(e)  This section does not apply to an assault weapon that
	has been rendered permanently inoperable.
	(f)  If conduct that constitutes an offense under this
	section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor
	may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.
	SECTION 2.02.  Section 46.06, Penal Code, is amended by
	amending Subsections (a), (c), and (d) and adding Subsections (c-1)
	and (e) to read as follows:
	(a)  A person commits an offense if the person:
	(1)  sells, rents, leases, loans, or gives a handgun to
	any person knowing that the person to whom the handgun is to be
	delivered intends to use it unlawfully or in the commission of an
	unlawful act;
	(2)  intentionally or knowingly sells, rents, leases,
	or gives or offers to sell, rent, lease, or give:
	(A)  a [to any child younger than 18 years of age
	any firearm,] club, [or] location-restricted knife, or firearm
	other than an assault weapon to a person younger than 18 years of
	age; or
	(B)  an assault weapon to a person younger than 21
	years of age;
	(3)  intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly sells a
	firearm or ammunition for a firearm to any person who is
	intoxicated;
	(4)  knowingly sells a firearm or ammunition for a
	firearm to any person who has been convicted of a felony before the
	fifth anniversary of the later of the following dates:
	(A)  the person's release from confinement
	following conviction of the felony; or
	(B)  the person's release from supervision under
	community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision following
	conviction of the felony;
	(5)  sells, rents, leases, loans, or gives a firearm
	[handgun] to any person knowing that an active protective order is
	directed to the person to whom the firearm [handgun] is to be
	delivered;
	(6)  knowingly purchases, rents, leases, or receives as
	a loan or gift from another a firearm [handgun] while an active
	protective order is directed to the actor; or
	(7)  while prohibited from possessing a firearm under
	state or federal law, knowingly makes a material false statement on
	a form that is:
	(A)  required by state or federal law for the
	purchase, sale, or other transfer of a firearm; and
	(B)  submitted to a firearms dealer licensed under
	18 U.S.C. Section 923.
	(c)  It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under
	Subsection (a)(2)(A) [(a)(2)] that the transfer was to a minor
	whose parent or the person having legal custody of the minor had
	given written permission for the sale or, if the transfer was other
	than a sale, the parent or person having legal custody had given
	effective consent.
	(c-1)  It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection
	(a)(2)(B), (a)(5), or (a)(6) that the transfer was to a person who
	provided evidence to the actor that the person is:
	(1)  a peace officer, as defined by Section 1.07; or
	(2)  a member of the armed forces or state military
	forces, as defined by Section 431.001, Government Code.
	(d)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor,
	except that:
	(1)  an offense under Subsection (a)(2)(A) [(a)(2)] is
	a state jail felony if the weapon that is the subject of the offense
	is a handgun; [and]
	(2)  an offense under Subsection (a)(2)(B) or (a)(7) is
	a state jail felony; and
	(3)  an offense under Subsection (a)(5) or (a)(6) is a
	state jail felony if the weapon that is the subject of the offense
	is an assault weapon.
	(e)  If conduct that constitutes an offense under this
	section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor
	may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.
	SECTION 2.03.  Section 46.06(b), Penal Code, is amended by
	adding Subdivision (3) to read as follows:
	(3)  "Assault weapon" has the meaning assigned by
	Section 46.055.
	SECTION 2.04.  The change in law made by this article applies
	only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this
	Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
	governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,
	and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
	purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
	effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred
	before that date.
	ARTICLE 3. REGULATION OF FIREARM TRANSFERS
	SECTION 3.01.  Title 6, Business & Commerce Code, is amended
	by adding Chapter 205 to read as follows:
	CHAPTER 205. REGULATION OF FIREARM TRANSFERS
	SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
	Sec. 205.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
	(1)  "Firearm" has the meaning assigned by Section
	46.01, Penal Code.
	(2)  "Licensed firearms dealer" means a person who is
	licensed as a firearms dealer under 18 U.S.C. Section 923.
	SUBCHAPTER B. NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK FOR
	PRIVATE FIREARM TRANSFERS
	Sec. 205.051.  NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK
	REQUIRED FOR PRIVATE TRANSFER OF FIREARM. A person may not sell or
	otherwise transfer a firearm to another person unless:
	(1)  the person is a licensed firearms dealer;
	(2)  the person sells or transfers the firearm to a
	licensed firearms dealer; or
	(3)  before the firearm is delivered to the person to
	whom the firearm is being sold or transferred, the person selling or
	transferring the firearm delivers the firearm to a licensed
	firearms dealer to retain possession of the firearm until the
	dealer conducts a national instant criminal background check in the
	manner required by 18 U.S.C. Section 922 and verifies that the
	person to whom the firearm is being sold or transferred may lawfully
	possess a firearm.
	Sec. 205.052.  DUTIES OF LICENSED FIREARMS DEALER. (a) If a
	licensed firearms dealer receives a firearm under Section
	205.051(3), the dealer shall conduct a national instant criminal
	background check in the manner required by 18 U.S.C. Section 922 to
	verify that the person to whom the firearm is being sold or
	transferred may lawfully possess a firearm.
	(b)  If a licensed firearms dealer determines that the person
	to whom the firearm is being sold or transferred may not lawfully
	possess a firearm, the dealer shall return the firearm to the person
	selling or transferring the firearm.
	(c)  If a licensed firearms dealer determines that the person
	to whom the firearm is being sold or transferred may lawfully
	possess a firearm, the dealer shall transfer the firearm as
	directed by the person selling or transferring the firearm.
	(d)  A licensed firearms dealer to whom a firearm is
	delivered under Section 205.051(3) may collect a reasonable fee
	from the person who is selling or transferring the firearm.
	Sec. 205.053.  EXCEPTION. This subchapter does not apply
	to:
	(1)  a transfer of a firearm to a person by inheritance
	or bequest on the death of the owner of the firearm; or
	(2)  a sale or other transfer of a firearm by the owner
	of the firearm if the transferor and the transferee are related
	within the third degree by consanguinity or within the second
	degree by affinity as determined under Chapter 573, Government
	Code.
	Sec. 205.054.  OFFENSE. (a) A person who violates this
	subchapter commits an offense.
	(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
	(c)  If conduct that constitutes an offense under this
	section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor
	may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.
	SUBCHAPTER C. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN FIREARM SALES BY LICENSED
	FIREARMS DEALERS
	Sec. 205.101.  WAITING PERIOD REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN SALES OF
	FIREARMS; OFFENSE.  (a)  A licensed firearms dealer who sells a
	firearm to a person in exchange for money or other consideration
	commits an offense if the licensed firearms dealer delivers the
	firearm to the person to whom the firearm is being sold before the
	later of:
	(1)  the third business day after the date on which the
	firearm was sold to the person; or
	(2)  the date on which the licensed firearms dealer
	verifies, by conducting a national instant criminal background
	check in the manner required by 18 U.S.C. Section 922, that the
	person to whom the firearm is being sold may lawfully possess a
	firearm.
	(b)  This section does not apply to the sale of a firearm to a
	person who is:
	(1)  a peace officer, as defined by Section 1.07, Penal
	Code; or
	(2)  a member of the armed forces or state military
	forces, as defined by Section 431.001, Government Code.
	(c)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony.
	(d)  If conduct that constitutes an offense under this
	section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor
	may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.
	(e)  A licensed firearms dealer shall make records of firearm
	sales available for inspection by a law enforcement agency during
	regular business hours.
	ARTICLE 4. PROTECTIVE ORDERS
	SECTION 4.01.  Article 7B.005(a), Code of Criminal
	Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
	(a)  In a protective order issued under this subchapter, the
	court may:
	(1)  order the alleged offender to take action as
	specified by the court that the court determines is necessary or
	appropriate to prevent or reduce the likelihood of future harm to
	the applicant or a member of the applicant's family or household; or
	(2)  prohibit the alleged offender from:
	(A)  communicating:
	(i)  directly or indirectly with the
	applicant or any member of the applicant's family or household in a
	threatening or harassing manner; or
	(ii)  in any manner with the applicant or any
	member of the applicant's family or household except through the
	applicant's attorney or a person appointed by the court, if the
	court finds good cause for the prohibition;
	(B)  going to or near the residence, place of
	employment or business, or child-care facility or school of the
	applicant or any member of the applicant's family or household;
	(C)  engaging in conduct directed specifically
	toward the applicant or any member of the applicant's family or
	household, including following the person, that is reasonably
	likely to harass, annoy, alarm, abuse, torment, or embarrass the
	person;
	(D)  possessing a firearm, unless the alleged
	offender possesses the firearm for the actual discharge of the
	alleged offender's official duties as:
	(i)  [is] a peace officer, as defined by
	Section 1.07, Penal Code; or
	(ii)  a member of the armed forces or state
	military forces, as defined by Section 431.001, Government Code [,
	actively engaged in employment as a sworn, full-time paid employee
	of a state agency or political subdivision]; and
	(E)  tracking or monitoring personal property or a
	motor vehicle in the possession of the applicant or of a member of
	the applicant's family or household, without the applicant's
	effective consent, including by:
	(i)  using a tracking application on a
	personal electronic device in the possession of the applicant or
	the family or household member or using a tracking device; or
	(ii)  physically following the applicant or
	the family or household member or causing another to physically
	follow the applicant or member.
	SECTION 4.02.  Article 7B.006(a), Code of Criminal
	Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
	(a)  Each protective order issued under this subchapter,
	including a temporary ex parte order, must contain the following
	prominently displayed statements in boldfaced type, in capital
	letters, or underlined:
	"A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS ORDER MAY BE PUNISHED FOR
	CONTEMPT OF COURT BY A FINE OF AS MUCH AS $500 OR BY CONFINEMENT IN
	JAIL FOR AS LONG AS SIX MONTHS, OR BOTH."
	"NO PERSON, INCLUDING A PERSON WHO IS PROTECTED BY THIS
	ORDER, MAY GIVE PERMISSION TO ANYONE TO IGNORE OR VIOLATE ANY
	PROVISION OF THIS ORDER. DURING THE TIME IN WHICH THIS ORDER IS
	VALID, EVERY PROVISION OF THIS ORDER IS IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT
	UNLESS A COURT CHANGES THE ORDER."
	"IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON WHO IS SUBJECT TO A PROTECTIVE
	ORDER TO POSSESS A FIREARM OR AMMUNITION, OTHER THAN A PERSON WHO
	POSSESSES A FIREARM FOR THE ACTUAL DISCHARGE OF THE PERSON'S
	OFFICIAL DUTIES AS A PEACE OFFICER, AS DEFINED BY SECTION 1.07,
	PENAL CODE, OR AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OR STATE MILITARY
	FORCES, AS DEFINED BY SECTION 431.001, GOVERNMENT CODE [ACTIVELY
	ENGAGED IN EMPLOYMENT AS A SWORN, FULL-TIME PAID EMPLOYEE OF A STATE
	AGENCY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION, WHO IS SUBJECT TO A PROTECTIVE
	ORDER TO POSSESS A FIREARM OR AMMUNITION]."
	SECTION 4.03.  Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended by adding Subchapter D to read as follows:
	SUBCHAPTER D. EXTREME RISK PROTECTIVE ORDER
	Art. 7B.151.  DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
	(1)  "Bodily injury" and "serious bodily injury" have
	the meanings assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code.
	(2)  "Family," "family violence," and "household" have
	the meanings assigned by Chapter 71, Family Code.
	(3)  "Firearm" has the meaning assigned by Section
	46.01, Penal Code.
	Art. 7B.152.  APPLICATION FOR EXTREME RISK PROTECTIVE ORDER.
	(a) An application for a protective order under this subchapter may
	be filed by:
	(1)  a member of the respondent's family or household;
	(2)  a parent, guardian, or conservator of a person who
	is:
	(A)  under 18 years of age; and
	(B)  a member of the respondent's family or
	household; or
	(3)  a peace officer.
	(b)  An application must:
	(1)  include:
	(A)  detailed allegations, based on personal
	knowledge of a person described by Subsection (a), regarding any
	dangerous behavior or conduct exhibited by the respondent,
	including any behavior or conduct related to the respondent's use
	of firearms;
	(B)  information concerning the quantity, type,
	and location of any firearms the applicant believes to be in the
	respondent's possession or control, if any;
	(C)  any other relevant facts indicating a need
	for a protective order under this subchapter; and
	(D)  a statement that the applicant believes the
	respondent poses an immediate and present danger of causing bodily
	injury, serious bodily injury, or death to any person, including
	the respondent, as a result of the respondent's access to firearms;
	and
	(2)  be signed by the applicant under an oath that, to
	the knowledge and belief of the applicant, the facts and
	circumstances contained in the application are true.
	(c)  An application for a protective order under this
	subchapter may be filed in a district court, juvenile court having
	the jurisdiction of a district court, statutory county court, or
	constitutional county court in the county in which the applicant or
	the respondent resides.
	Art. 7B.153.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION. On
	receiving an application containing specific health information
	concerning the respondent, the court shall order the clerk to:
	(1)  strike the information from the public records of
	the court; and
	(2)  maintain a confidential record of the information
	for use only by the court.
	Art. 7B.154.  TEMPORARY EX PARTE ORDER. (a) If the court
	finds from the information contained in an application for a
	protective order under this subchapter that there is reasonable
	cause to believe that the respondent poses an immediate and present
	danger of causing bodily injury, serious bodily injury, or death to
	any person, including the respondent, as a result of the
	respondent's access to firearms, the court, without further notice
	to the respondent and without a hearing, may issue a temporary ex
	parte order prohibiting the respondent from purchasing, owning,
	possessing, or controlling a firearm.
	(b)  In a temporary ex parte order, the court may order the
	respondent to:
	(1)  not later than 24 hours after the time the order is
	issued, relinquish any firearms owned by or in the actual or
	constructive possession or control of the respondent to a law
	enforcement agency for holding in the manner provided by Article
	18.192; and
	(2)  if applicable, surrender to the court the
	respondent's license to carry a handgun issued under Subchapter H,
	Chapter 411, Government Code.
	Art. 7B.155.  HEARING; ISSUANCE OF PROTECTIVE ORDER. (a)
	Not later than the 14th day after the later of the date an
	application is filed or the date a temporary ex parte order is
	issued, the court shall hold a hearing on the issuance of the
	protective order.
	(b)  The court shall provide personal notice of the hearing
	to the respondent.
	(c)  In determining whether to issue a protective order under
	this article, the court:
	(1)  shall consider:
	(A)  any history of threats or acts of violence by
	the respondent directed at any person, including the respondent;
	(B)  any history of the respondent using,
	attempting to use, or threatening to use physical force against
	another person;
	(C)  any recent violation by the respondent of an
	order issued:
	(i)  under another provision of this chapter
	or under Article 17.292;
	(ii)  under Section 6.504 or Chapter 85,
	Family Code;
	(iii)  under Chapter 83, Family Code, if the
	temporary ex parte order has been served on the respondent; or
	(iv)  by another jurisdiction as provided by
	Chapter 88, Family Code;
	(D)  any arrest or conviction of the respondent
	for:
	(i)  an offense under Section 42.072, Penal
	Code; or
	(ii)  an offense involving violence,
	including family violence;
	(E)  any conviction of the respondent for an
	offense under Section 42.09, 42.091, or 42.092, Penal Code; and
	(F)  evidence related to the respondent's current
	or recent abuse of a controlled substance or alcohol, not including
	any evidence of previous treatment for or recovery from abusing a
	controlled substance or alcohol; and
	(2)  may consider any other relevant factor including:
	(A)  any previous violation by the respondent of
	an order described by Subdivision (1)(C); and
	(B)  evidence regarding the respondent's recent
	acquisition of firearms, ammunition, or other deadly weapons.
	(d)  At the close of the hearing, if the court finds by clear
	and convincing evidence that the respondent poses an immediate and
	present danger of causing bodily injury, serious bodily injury, or
	death to any person, including the respondent, as a result of the
	respondent's access to firearms, the court shall issue a protective
	order that includes a statement of the required finding.
	(e)  If the court does not make the finding described by
	Subsection (d), the court shall, as applicable, rescind any
	temporary ex parte order issued under Article 7B.154 and return the
	respondent's license to carry a handgun.
	Art. 7B.156.  CONTENTS OF PROTECTIVE ORDER. In a protective
	order issued under Article 7B.155, the court shall:
	(1)  prohibit the person who is subject to the order
	from purchasing, owning, possessing, or controlling a firearm for
	the duration of the order;
	(2)  order the person to:
	(A)  not later than 24 hours after the time the
	order is issued, relinquish any firearms owned by or in the actual
	or constructive possession or control of the person to a law
	enforcement agency for holding in the manner provided by Article
	18.192; and
	(B)  if applicable, surrender to the court the
	person's license to carry a handgun issued under Subchapter H,
	Chapter 411, Government Code; and
	(3)  suspend a license to carry a handgun issued under
	Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, that is held by the
	person.
	Art. 7B.157.  DURATION OF PROTECTIVE ORDER. (a) A
	protective order issued under Article 7B.155 is effective until the
	first anniversary of the date the order was issued.
	(b)  The court may renew a protective order issued under
	Article 7B.155 for a period not to exceed one year after the order's
	original expiration date. Before renewing the order the court must
	hold a hearing after providing personal notice of the hearing to the
	person who is the subject of the order.
	(c)  A person who is the subject of a protective order may
	file a motion not earlier than the 91st day after the date on which
	the order was initially issued or renewed, as applicable,
	requesting that the court review the order and determine whether
	there is a continuing need for the order. After a hearing on the
	motion, if the court fails to make the finding that there is no
	continuing need for the order, the order remains in effect until the
	date the order expires as provided by this article.
	(d)  At a hearing to renew or rescind a protective order
	under this article, the court shall consider the factors described
	by Article 7B.155(c).
	Art. 7B.158.  NOTICE TO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. (a)
	Not later than 24 hours after the time a protective order is issued
	under Article 7B.155, the clerk of the issuing court shall provide
	the following to the Department of Public Safety:
	(1)  the complete name, race, and sex of the person who
	is the subject of the order;
	(2)  any known identifying number of the person,
	including a social security number, driver's license number, or
	state identification number;
	(3)  the person's date of birth;
	(4)  if surrendered to the court, the person's license
	to carry a handgun issued under Subchapter H, Chapter 411,
	Government Code; and
	(5)  a copy of the order suspending the person's license
	to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government
	Code.
	(b)  On receipt of an order suspending a license to carry a
	handgun, the Department of Public Safety shall:
	(1)  record the suspension of the license in the
	records of the department;
	(2)  report the suspension to local law enforcement
	agencies, as appropriate; and
	(3)  if the license was not surrendered to the court,
	demand surrender of the suspended license from the license holder.
	(c)  Not later than the 30th day after the date the
	protective order is rescinded or expires under Article 7B.157, the
	clerk of the issuing court shall notify the Department of Public
	Safety of the rescission or expiration, as applicable.
	Art. 7B.159.  APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW. Except as otherwise
	provided by this subchapter and to the extent applicable, Title 4,
	Family Code, applies to a protective order issued under this
	subchapter.
	SECTION 4.04.  Articles 17.292(c) and (g), Code of Criminal
	Procedure, are amended to read as follows:
	(c)  The magistrate in the order for emergency protection may
	prohibit the arrested party from:
	(1)  committing:
	(A)  family violence or an assault on the person
	protected under the order; or
	(B)  an act in furtherance of an offense under
	Section 20A.02 or 42.072, Penal Code;
	(2)  communicating:
	(A)  directly with a member of the family or
	household or with the person protected under the order in a
	threatening or harassing manner;
	(B)  a threat through any person to a member of the
	family or household or to the person protected under the order; or
	(C)  if the magistrate finds good cause, in any
	manner with a person protected under the order or a member of the
	family or household of a person protected under the order, except
	through the party's attorney or a person appointed by the court;
	(3)  going to or near:
	(A)  the residence, place of employment, or
	business of a member of the family or household or of the person
	protected under the order; or
	(B)  the residence, child care facility, or school
	where a child protected under the order resides or attends;
	(4)  possessing a firearm, unless the person possesses
	the firearm for the actual discharge of the person's official
	duties as:
	(A)  [is] a peace officer, as defined by Section
	1.07, Penal Code; or
	(B)  a member of the armed forces or state
	military forces, as defined by Section 431.001, Government Code [,
	actively engaged in employment as a sworn, full-time paid employee
	of a state agency or political subdivision]; or
	(5)  tracking or monitoring personal property or a
	motor vehicle in the possession of the person protected under the
	order or of a member of the family or household of the person
	protected under the order, without the protected person's effective
	consent, including by:
	(A)  using a tracking application on a personal
	electronic device in the possession of the person or the family or
	household member or using a tracking device; or
	(B)  physically following the person or the family
	or household member or causing another to physically follow the
	person or member.
	(g)  An order for emergency protection issued under this
	article must contain the following statements printed in bold-face
	type or in capital letters:
	"A VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER BY COMMISSION OF AN ACT PROHIBITED
	BY THE ORDER MAY BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF AS MUCH AS $4,000 OR BY
	CONFINEMENT IN JAIL FOR AS LONG AS ONE YEAR OR BY BOTH.  AN ACT THAT
	RESULTS IN A SEPARATE OFFENSE MAY BE PROSECUTED AS A SEPARATE
	MISDEMEANOR OR FELONY OFFENSE, AS APPLICABLE, IN ADDITION TO A
	VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER.  IF THE ACT IS PROSECUTED AS A SEPARATE
	FELONY OFFENSE, IT IS PUNISHABLE BY CONFINEMENT IN PRISON FOR AT
	LEAST TWO YEARS.  THE POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY A PERSON, OTHER
	THAN A PERSON WHO POSSESSES A FIREARM FOR THE ACTUAL DISCHARGE OF
	THE PERSON'S OFFICIAL DUTIES AS A PEACE OFFICER, AS DEFINED BY
	SECTION 1.07, PENAL CODE, OR AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OR
	STATE MILITARY FORCES, AS DEFINED BY SECTION 431.001, GOVERNMENT
	CODE [ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN EMPLOYMENT AS A SWORN, FULL-TIME PAID
	EMPLOYEE OF A STATE AGENCY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION], WHO IS
	SUBJECT TO THIS ORDER MAY BE PROSECUTED AS A SEPARATE OFFENSE
	PUNISHABLE BY CONFINEMENT OR IMPRISONMENT.
	"NO PERSON, INCLUDING A PERSON WHO IS PROTECTED BY THIS
	ORDER, MAY GIVE PERMISSION TO ANYONE TO IGNORE OR VIOLATE ANY
	PROVISION OF THIS ORDER.  DURING THE TIME IN WHICH THIS ORDER IS
	VALID, EVERY PROVISION OF THIS ORDER IS IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT
	UNLESS A COURT CHANGES THE ORDER."
	SECTION 4.05.  Chapter 18, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended by adding Article 18.192 to read as follows:
	Art. 18.192.  HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF FIREARM
	RELINQUISHED UNDER EXTREME RISK PROTECTIVE ORDER. (a) A law
	enforcement officer who takes possession of a firearm from a person
	who is the subject of an extreme risk protective order issued under
	Subchapter D, Chapter 7B, shall immediately provide the person with
	a written copy of the receipt for the firearm and a written notice
	of the procedure for the return of a firearm under this article.
	(b)  Not later than the seventh day after the date a firearm
	subject to disposition under this article is received, the law
	enforcement agency holding the firearm shall notify the court that
	issued the extreme risk protective order that the person who is the
	subject of the order has relinquished the firearm.
	(c)  Not later than the 30th day after the date the extreme
	risk protective order is rescinded or expires, the clerk of the
	court shall notify the law enforcement agency of the rescission or
	expiration.
	(d)  Not later than the 30th day after the date the law
	enforcement agency holding a firearm subject to disposition under
	this article receives the notice described by Subsection (c), the
	law enforcement agency shall conduct a check of state and national
	criminal history record information to verify whether the person
	may lawfully possess a firearm under 18 U.S.C. Section 922(g) and
	under the law of this state.
	(e)  If the check conducted under Subsection (d) verifies
	that the person may lawfully possess a firearm, the law enforcement
	agency shall provide to the person by certified mail written notice
	stating that the firearm may be returned to the person if the person
	submits a written request before the 121st day after the date of the
	notice.
	(f)  An unclaimed firearm that is received under an extreme
	risk protective order issued under Subchapter D, Chapter 7B, may
	not be destroyed or forfeited to the state.
	(g)  The law enforcement agency holding the firearm may
	provide for the firearm to be sold by a firearms dealer licensed
	under 18 U.S.C. Section 923 if:
	(1)  the check conducted under Subsection (d) shows
	that the person may not lawfully possess a firearm; or
	(2)  the notice is provided under Subsection (e) and
	the person does not submit, before the 121st day after the date of
	the notice, a written request for the return of the firearm.
	(h)  The proceeds from the sale of a firearm under this
	article shall be paid to the owner of the seized firearm, less the
	cost of administering this article with respect to the firearm.
	SECTION 4.06.  Section 85.022(b), Family Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(b)  In a protective order, the court may prohibit the person
	found to have committed family violence from:
	(1)  committing family violence;
	(2)  communicating:
	(A)  directly with a person protected by an order
	or a member of the family or household of a person protected by an
	order, in a threatening or harassing manner;
	(B)  a threat through any person to a person
	protected by an order or a member of the family or household of a
	person protected by an order; and
	(C)  if the court finds good cause, in any manner
	with a person protected by an order or a member of the family or
	household of a person protected by an order, except through the
	party's attorney or a person appointed by the court;
	(3)  going to or near the residence or place of
	employment or business of a person protected by an order or a member
	of the family or household of a person protected by an order;
	(4)  going to or near the residence, child-care
	facility, or school a child protected under the order normally
	attends or in which the child normally resides;
	(5)  engaging in conduct directed specifically toward a
	person who is a person protected by an order or a member of the
	family or household of a person protected by an order, including
	following the person, that is reasonably likely to harass, annoy,
	alarm, abuse, torment, or embarrass the person;
	(6)  possessing a firearm, unless the person possesses
	the firearm for the actual discharge of the person's official
	duties as:
	(A)  [is] a peace officer, as defined by Section
	1.07, Penal Code; or
	(B)  a member of the armed forces or state
	military forces, as defined by Section 431.001, Government Code [,
	actively engaged in employment as a sworn, full-time paid employee
	of a state agency or political subdivision];
	(7)  harming, threatening, or interfering with the
	care, custody, or control of a pet, companion animal, or assistance
	animal, as defined by Section 121.002, Human Resources Code, that
	is possessed by or is in the actual or constructive care of a person
	protected by an order or by a member of the family or household of a
	person protected by an order; and
	(8)  tracking or monitoring personal property or a
	motor vehicle in the possession of a person protected by an order or
	of a member of the family or household of a person protected by an
	order, without the person's effective consent, including by:
	(A)  using a tracking application on a personal
	electronic device in the possession of the person or the family or
	household member or using a tracking device; or
	(B)  physically following the person or the family
	or household member or causing another to physically follow the
	person or member.
	SECTION 4.07.  Section 85.026(a), Family Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(a)  Each protective order issued under this subtitle,
	including a temporary ex parte order, must contain the following
	prominently displayed statements in boldfaced type, capital
	letters, or underlined:
	"A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS ORDER MAY BE PUNISHED FOR
	CONTEMPT OF COURT BY A FINE OF AS MUCH AS $500 OR BY CONFINEMENT IN
	JAIL FOR AS LONG AS SIX MONTHS, OR BOTH."
	"NO PERSON, INCLUDING A PERSON WHO IS PROTECTED BY THIS
	ORDER, MAY GIVE PERMISSION TO ANYONE TO IGNORE OR VIOLATE ANY
	PROVISION OF THIS ORDER. DURING THE TIME IN WHICH THIS ORDER IS
	VALID, EVERY PROVISION OF THIS ORDER IS IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT
	UNLESS A COURT CHANGES THE ORDER."
	"IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON WHO IS SUBJECT TO A PROTECTIVE
	ORDER TO POSSESS A FIREARM OR AMMUNITION, OTHER THAN A PERSON WHO
	POSSESSES A FIREARM FOR THE ACTUAL DISCHARGE OF THE PERSON'S
	OFFICIAL DUTIES AS A PEACE OFFICER, AS DEFINED BY SECTION 1.07,
	PENAL CODE, OR AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OR STATE MILITARY
	FORCES, AS DEFINED BY SECTION 431.001, GOVERNMENT CODE [ACTIVELY
	ENGAGED IN EMPLOYMENT AS A SWORN, FULL-TIME PAID EMPLOYEE OF A STATE
	AGENCY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION, WHO IS SUBJECT TO A PROTECTIVE
	ORDER TO POSSESS A FIREARM OR AMMUNITION]."
	"IF A PERSON SUBJECT TO A PROTECTIVE ORDER IS RELEASED FROM
	CONFINEMENT OR IMPRISONMENT FOLLOWING THE DATE THE ORDER WOULD HAVE
	EXPIRED, OR IF THE ORDER WOULD HAVE EXPIRED NOT LATER THAN THE FIRST
	ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE THE PERSON IS RELEASED FROM CONFINEMENT OR
	IMPRISONMENT, THE ORDER IS AUTOMATICALLY EXTENDED TO EXPIRE ON:
	"(1)  THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE THE PERSON IS
	RELEASED, IF THE PERSON WAS SENTENCED TO CONFINEMENT OR
	IMPRISONMENT FOR A TERM OF MORE THAN FIVE YEARS; OR
	"(2)  THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE THE PERSON IS
	RELEASED, IF THE PERSON WAS SENTENCED TO CONFINEMENT OR
	IMPRISONMENT FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS OR LESS."
	"A VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER BY COMMISSION OF AN ACT PROHIBITED
	BY THE ORDER MAY BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF AS MUCH AS $4,000 OR BY
	CONFINEMENT IN JAIL FOR AS LONG AS ONE YEAR, OR BOTH. AN ACT THAT
	RESULTS IN FAMILY VIOLENCE MAY BE PROSECUTED AS A SEPARATE
	MISDEMEANOR OR FELONY OFFENSE. IF THE ACT IS PROSECUTED AS A
	SEPARATE FELONY OFFENSE, IT IS PUNISHABLE BY CONFINEMENT IN PRISON
	FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS."
	SECTION 4.08.  Subchapter D, Chapter 411, Government Code,
	is amended by adding Section 411.0522 to read as follows:
	Sec. 411.0522.  INFORMATION CONCERNING EXTREME RISK
	PROTECTIVE ORDER. (a) The department by rule shall establish a
	procedure to provide information concerning a person who is the
	subject of an extreme risk protective order issued under Subchapter
	D, Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure, to the Federal Bureau of
	Investigation for inclusion in the National Instant Criminal
	Background Check System.
	(b)  The procedure must require the department to provide any
	information received under Article 7B.158, Code of Criminal
	Procedure, to the Federal Bureau of Investigation not later than 24
	hours after the time the department received the information.
	SECTION 4.09.  Section 411.172(a), Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(a)  A person is eligible for a license to carry a handgun if
	the person:
	(1)  is a legal resident of this state for the six-month
	period preceding the date of application under this subchapter or
	is otherwise eligible for a license under Section 411.173(a);
	(2)  is at least 21 years of age;
	(3)  has not been convicted of a felony;
	(4)  is not charged with the commission of a Class A or
	Class B misdemeanor or equivalent offense, or of an offense under
	Section 42.01, Penal Code, or equivalent offense, or of a felony
	under an information or indictment;
	(5)  is not a fugitive from justice for a felony or a
	Class A or Class B misdemeanor or equivalent offense;
	(6)  is not a chemically dependent person;
	(7)  is not incapable of exercising sound judgment with
	respect to the proper use and storage of a handgun;
	(8)  has not, in the five years preceding the date of
	application, been convicted of a Class A or Class B misdemeanor or
	equivalent offense or of an offense under Section 42.01, Penal
	Code, or equivalent offense;
	(9)  is fully qualified under applicable federal and
	state law to purchase a handgun;
	(10)  has not been finally determined to be delinquent
	in making a child support payment administered or collected by the
	attorney general;
	(11)  has not been finally determined to be delinquent
	in the payment of a tax or other money collected by the comptroller,
	the tax collector of a political subdivision of the state, or any
	agency or subdivision of the state;
	(12)  is not currently:
	(A)  restricted under a court protective order,
	including an extreme risk protective order issued under Subchapter
	D, Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
	(B)  subject to a restraining order affecting the
	spousal relationship, other than a restraining order solely
	affecting property interests;
	(13)  has not, in the 10 years preceding the date of
	application, been adjudicated as having engaged in delinquent
	conduct violating a penal law of the grade of felony; and
	(14)  has not made any material misrepresentation, or
	failed to disclose any material fact, in an application submitted
	pursuant to Section 411.174.
	SECTION 4.10.  Sections 411.187(a) and (c), Government Code,
	are amended to read as follows:
	(a)  The department shall suspend a license under this
	section if the license holder:
	(1)  is charged with the commission of a Class A or
	Class B misdemeanor or equivalent offense, or of an offense under
	Section 42.01, Penal Code, or equivalent offense, or of a felony
	under an information or indictment;
	(2)  fails to notify the department of a change of
	address, name, or status as required by Section 411.181;
	(3)  commits an act of family violence and is the
	subject of an active protective order rendered under Title 4,
	Family Code; [or]
	(4)  is arrested for an offense involving family
	violence or an offense under Section 42.072, Penal Code, and is the
	subject of an order for emergency protection issued under Article
	17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
	(5)  is the subject of an active protective order
	issued under Subchapter D, Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure.
	(c)  The department shall suspend a license under this
	section:
	(1)  for 30 days, if the person's license is subject to
	suspension for the [a] reason listed in Subsection (a)(2)[, (3), or
	(4), except as provided by Subdivision (2)];
	(2)  [for not less than one year and not more than three
	years, if the person's license:
	[(A)  is subject to suspension for a reason listed
	in Subsection (a), other than the reason listed in Subsection
	(a)(1); and
	[(B)  has been previously suspended for the same
	reason;
	[(3)]  until dismissal of the charges, if the person's
	license is subject to suspension for the reason listed in
	Subsection (a)(1); or
	(3) [(4)]  for the duration of or the period specified
	by:
	(A)  the protective order issued under Title 4,
	Family Code, if the person's license is subject to suspension for
	the reason listed in Subsection (a)(3) [(a)(5)]; [or]
	(B)  the order for emergency protection issued
	under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure, if the person's
	license is subject to suspension for the reason listed in
	Subsection (a)(4); or
	(C)  the extreme risk protective order issued
	under Subchapter D, Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure, if the
	person's license is subject to suspension for the reason listed in
	Subsection (a)(5) [(a)(6)].
	SECTION 4.11.  Chapter 37, Penal Code, is amended by adding
	Section 37.083 to read as follows:
	Sec. 37.083.  FALSE REPORT REGARDING REQUEST FOR EXTREME
	RISK PROTECTIVE ORDER. (a) A person commits an offense if, with
	intent to deceive, the person makes a statement that the person
	knows to be false to a peace officer relating to a request that the
	officer file an application for an extreme risk protective order
	under Subchapter D, Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure.
	(b)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
	(c)  If conduct that constitutes an offense under this
	section also constitutes an offense under another law, the actor
	may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.
	SECTION 4.12.  Section 46.04, Penal Code, is amended by
	amending Subsections (c) and (e) and adding Subsections (c-1) and
	(c-2) to read as follows:
	(c)  A person [, other than a peace officer, as defined by
	Section 1.07, actively engaged in employment as a sworn, full-time
	paid employee of a state agency or political subdivision,] who is
	subject to an order issued under Section 6.504 or Chapter 85, Family
	Code, under Article 17.292 or Subchapter A, Chapter 7B, Code of
	Criminal Procedure, or by another jurisdiction as provided by
	Chapter 88, Family Code, commits an offense if the person possesses
	a firearm after receiving notice of the order and before expiration
	of the order.
	(c-1)  It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (c)
	that the actor possessed the firearm for the actual discharge of
	official duties as:
	(1)  a peace officer, as defined by Section 1.07; or
	(2)  a member of the armed forces or state military
	forces, as defined by Section 431.001, Government Code.
	(c-2)  A person commits an offense if, after receiving notice
	that the person is subject to an extreme risk protective order
	issued under Subchapter D, Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure,
	and before rescission or expiration of the order, the person
	purchases, owns, possesses, or controls a firearm in violation of
	the order.
	(e)  An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony of the third
	degree. An offense under Subsection (a-1), (b), [or] (c), or (c-2)
	is a Class A misdemeanor.
	SECTION 4.13.  Not later than October 1, 2025, the
	Department of Public Safety shall adopt rules as required by
	Section 411.0522, Government Code, as added by this article.
	SECTION 4.14.  The change in law made by this article
	relating to the contents of a protective order or a magistrate's
	order for emergency protection applies to an order issued on or
	after the effective date of this Act. An order issued before that
	date is governed by the law as it existed immediately before the
	effective date of this Act, and the former law is continued in
	effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 4.15.  Section 46.04, Penal Code, as amended by this
	article, applies only to an offense committed on or after the
	effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the
	effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the
	date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in
	effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense
	was committed before the effective date of this Act if any element
	of the offense occurred before that date.
	ARTICLE 5.  CONFLICTS; EFFECTIVE DATE
	SECTION 5.01.  To the extent of any conflict, this Act
	prevails over another Act of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session,
	2025, relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in
	enacted codes.
	SECTION 5.02.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.