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Proposed Texas gun legislation
Every bill. Plain language.
Tracking proposed changes to Texas gun law — what each proposal would do, where it stands, and what happens next.
Texas HB 613 (Private Firearm Transfers) — Legal Analysis
HB 613 would require a federal background check before almost any private firearm transfer in Texas. A facial Second Amendment challenge would likely fail, because binding Fifth Circuit precedent treats background checks before sales as presumptively lawful. The bill's real weaknesses are mechanical.
Texas SB 80 (Semi-Automatic Firearms Ban) — Legal Analysis
SB 80 is not a general assault-weapons ban. It bars people under 21 from buying or possessing a broadly defined class of semi-automatic rifles, shotguns and pistols, and parts kits. It also makes selling or giving one to an under-21 person a state jail felony. In federal court in Texas, the possession ban would very likely fall under binding Fifth Circuit precedent.
Texas SB 308 (3D-Printed Firearms) — Legal Analysis
SB 308 has two parts, and they face very different odds in court. The possession and manufacturing ban is the weaker one: the only merits ruling on a comparable law struck it down in September 2026. The ban on sharing files rests on firmer ground after a February 2026 Third Circuit decision, but the Supreme Court is now considering whether to review that ruling.
How a bill becomes law in Texas
The path from filing to the governor's desk, and why most bills never finish it.