Monitoring the SessionHB 1205
Died in committee
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
relating to the attempted acquisition of a firearm by a person prohibited from possessing a firearm.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
DPS must investigate every refusal and send cases with evidence to local authorities.
The bill requires federally licensed gun dealers to tell the Department of Public Safety when they refuse to sell a gun because the federal background check says the buyer cannot legally have one. DPS must open an investigation on every such notice and send cases with evidence of a violation of Section 46.06 of the Penal Code to local authorities for possible prosecution. DPS must also get a list of licensed dealers in Texas from the federal firearms bureau and tell each dealer about the new reporting rule, starting September 1, 2025.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1779 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1779 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB1205 · 2024-11-12
relating to the attempted acquisition of a firearm by a person prohibited from possessing a firearm.
DPS must investigate every refusal and send cases with evidence to local authorities.
The bill requires federally licensed gun dealers to tell the Department of Public Safety when they refuse to sell a gun because the federal background check says the buyer cannot legally have one. DPS must open an investigation on every such notice and send cases with evidence of a violation of Section 46.06 of the Penal Code to local authorities for possible prosecution. DPS must also get a list of licensed dealers in Texas from the federal firearms bureau and tell each dealer about the new reporting rule, starting September 1, 2025.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
The bill routes every denied background check from private gun dealers to state police, who must open an investigation on each one.
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Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
$1,485,555.60
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101073400.
$1,000,000.00
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Derived recipient stock · on Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101073400.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$1,485,555.60
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101073400.
$1,000,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101073400.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Hinojosa, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 7, 2023: Referred to Community Safety, Select
Relating to the attempted acquisition of a firearm by a person prohibited from possessing a firearm.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024
03/10/2025 H Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs · Final status: Died in committee
Weapons
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
The text as introduced · 273 words
By: Hinojosa H.B. No. 1205 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the attempted acquisition of a firearm by a person prohibited from possessing a firearm. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 46.06, Penal Code, is amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: (e) A firearms dealer licensed under 18 U.S.C. Section 923 who declines to transfer a firearm to a prospective transferee in this state because the National Instant Criminal Background Check System indicates that the prospective transferee is prohibited from possessing a firearm shall notify the Department of Public Safety. SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 411.0525 to read as follows: Sec. 411.0525. INVESTIGATION OF LICENSED FIREARMS DEALER NOTIFICATION. (a) If the department receives a notification under Section 46.06(e), Penal Code, from a firearms dealer licensed under 18 U.S.C. Section 923, the department shall initiate an investigation. (b) If the department's investigation under this section produces evidence that a person may have violated Section 46.06, Penal Code, the department shall refer the case to the appropriate local authorities for further investigation and possible prosecution. SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas shall: (1) obtain from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives a list of firearms dealers in this state licensed under 18 U.S.C. Section 923; and (2) notify each dealer of the reporting requirements established by Section 46.06(e), Penal Code, as added by this Act. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.