88R HB 3545
by Rep. Moody, different lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, May 11, 2023: Referred to State Affairs
Relating to civil liability arising from a firearm hold agreement.
Caption, 88R bill history
HB 1217
Goodwin Bill Shields Gun Dealers Who Store And Return Guns
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
No flagsInitial review
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
Caption
relating to civil liability arising from a firearm hold agreement.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Store it, return it, no lawsuit. Unless the dealer broke the law or was grossly negligent.
The bill blocks lawsuits against federally licensed gun dealers over injuries or deaths that arise from a firearm hold agreement, where a dealer stores a gun at the owner's request and later gives it back. It touches licensed dealers, gun owners who want to store their guns temporarily, and anyone who might be hurt after a held gun is returned. Dealers could no longer be sued over these arrangements, including for returning the gun, unless they broke the law or were grossly negligent, starting September 1, 2025.
Labels
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 3545 by Rep. Moody (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 3545 by Rep. Moody (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 Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB1217 · 2024-11-12
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ITEM
relating to civil liability arising from a firearm hold agreement.
WHAT IT DOES
Store it, return it, no lawsuit. Unless the dealer broke the law or was grossly negligent.
The bill blocks lawsuits against federally licensed gun dealers over injuries or deaths that arise from a firearm hold agreement, where a dealer stores a gun at the owner's request and later gives it back. It touches licensed dealers, gun owners who want to store their guns temporarily, and anyone who might be hurt after a held gun is returned. Dealers could no longer be sued over these arrangements, including for returning the gun, unless they broke the law or were grossly negligent, starting September 1, 2025.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FILED UNDER
THE TEXT
“A person does not have a cause of action against a federal firearms licensee”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill creates a lawsuit shield for licensed gun dealers who hold and return firearms under a hold agreement.
No flags
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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY
CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY
Donors
R Stephen McNally$144,000Donald H Henley$109,000Donald Henley$108,500
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 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.
R Stephen McNally$144,000.00
Donald H Henley$109,000.00
Donald Henley$108,500.00
MoneyMissing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
FILED BEFORE
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024
03/10/2025 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 6:51 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence · Final status: Died in committee
Companion
SB 1326 by Johnson (identical)
HB 865 by Moody (duplicate)
Subjects
Civil Remedies & Liabilities
Weapons
SHOOTING RANGES
Text
The text as introduced · 334 words
89R1421 AMF-F By: Goodwin H.B. No. 1217 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to civil liability arising from a firearm hold agreement. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter B, Chapter 128, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows: SUBCHAPTER B. CIVIL ACTIONS AGAINST SPORT SHOOTING RANGES SECTION 2. Chapter 128, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is amended by adding Subchapter C to read as follows: SUBCHAPTER C. LIABILITY ARISING FROM FIREARM HOLD AGREEMENTS Sec. 128.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Federal firearms licensee" means any person licensed under 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44. (2) "Firearm" means any device designed, made, or adapted to expel a projectile through a barrel by using the energy generated by an explosion or burning substance or any device readily convertible to that use. (3) "Firearm hold agreement" means a private transaction between a federal firearms licensee and an individual firearm owner in which the licensee takes physical possession of the owner's lawfully possessed firearm at the owner's request, holds the firearm for an agreed period of time, and returns the firearm to the owner according to the terms of the agreement. Sec. 128.102. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY. (a) A person does not have a cause of action against a federal firearms licensee operating lawfully in this state for any act or omission arising from a firearm hold agreement that results in personal injury or death, including the return of a firearm to the owner by the licensee at the termination of the agreement. (b) The immunity from civil liability provided by Subsection (a) does not apply to a cause of action arising from the unlawful conduct or gross negligence of the licensee. SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 128, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, as added by this Act, does not apply to a cause of action that accrued before the effective date of this Act. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.