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89(R) HB 3053 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
H.B. No. 3053
AN ACT
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;
or
(3)
allow individuals to sell firearms without fear of
criminal prosecution.
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.
______________________________
______________________________
President of the Senate
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3053 was passed by the House on May
13, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 85, Nays 56, 2 present, not
voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3053 was passed by the Senate on May
28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 20, Nays 11.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor