HB 3053
AN ACT relating to municipal and county firearm buyback programs.
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
Prohibits Texas municipalities and counties from conducting firearm buyback programs designed to remove firearms from circulation or reduce civilian firearm ownership. Local governments are explicitly banned from organizing, sponsoring, or participating in programs that allow individuals to sell firearms with the intent of decreasing the number of guns in the community. The law would prevent cities and counties from implementing voluntary firearm purchase initiatives, effectively restricting local efforts to reduce gun prevalence through buyback programs.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to municipal and county firearm buyback programs. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 280, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 280.005 to read as follows: Sec. 280.005. FIREARM BUYBACK PROGRAMS PROHIBITED. A municipality or county may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, order, or other measure in which the municipality or county organizes, sponsors, or participates in a program that purchases or offers to purchase firearms with the intent to: (1) remove firearms from circulation; (2) reduce the number of firearms owned by civilians; (3) allow individuals to sell firearms without fear of SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Expert Lobbyists for This Bill
These lobbyists specialize in Weapons and related subject areas.
Brianna M. Menard
Haley Cornyn
Michael J. Johnson
Vera Denise Rose
Gavin L. Massingill
Fred Shannon
Sarah Hicks
Matthew Bentley
Luis Saenz
Kelly Barnes
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to municipal and county firearm buyback programs.
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