HB 2881

relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws restricting the
acquisition, manufacture, or possession of ammunition in this
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
(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
(1)  imposes a prohibition, restriction, or other
regulation that does not exist under the laws of this state; and
(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,
(C)  a requirement that a background check be
conducted for the private sale or transfer of a firearm, a firearm
(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
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.