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      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                           _____________________                    Governor