HB2881 - Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws restricting the acquisition, manufacture, or possession of ammunition in this state.

  89R3023 JSC-D     By: Isaac H.B. No. 2881       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws restricting the   acquisition, manufacture, or possession of ammunition in this   state.          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   follows:          (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   regulation that:                (1)  imposes a prohibition, restriction, or other   regulation that does not exist under the laws of this state; and                (2)  relates to:                      (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,   or ammunition;                      (C)  a requirement that a background check be   conducted for the private sale or transfer of a firearm, a firearm   accessory, or ammunition;                      (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   31, 2025.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.