HB 2381

bill: report a lost or stolen gun within 10 days

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 the reporting of lost or stolen firearms; creating a criminal offense.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Miss it, Class C misdemeanor. Miss it again, Class B.

The bill makes it an offense for a firearm owner to fail to report a lost or stolen gun to police within 10 days of learning it is gone. It touches every Texas gun owner and every peace officer who takes such a report, since officers must pass the report to the Department of Public Safety, which forwards reports to the national crime database. Starting September 1, 2025, an unreported lost or stolen gun can bring a Class C misdemeanor, rising to Class B for a repeat conviction.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 2434 (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 2434 (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.CREATES AN OFFENSE. The caption of the graded version (introduced) reads: “relating to the reporting of lost or stolen firearms; creating a criminal offense.”NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 4, 2025 and referred to the House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2381 · 2025-02-04

SOLD BY

Rep. Mihaela PlesaDHouse 70

Rep. Vikki GoodwinDHouse 47

+ 1 coauthor

ITEM

relating to the reporting of lost or stolen firearms; creating a criminal offense.

WHAT IT DOES

Miss it, Class C misdemeanor. Miss it again, Class B.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Feb 4, 2025Filed
Mar 14, 2025Read first time
Mar 14, 2025Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

FILED UNDER

SURVEILLANCE STATE

THE TEXT

“The department shall regularly send all reports received under Subsection (a) to the National Crime Information Center.”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill routes owner names and firearm details from local police to the state and then into a federal crime database.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Mihaela Plesa

Donors

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$79K Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$55K TexBlue Media PAC$33K

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 27, 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.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$79,480.35

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$79,480.35

Cash: $37,500.00
Paid by others: $41,980.35
Total: $79,480.35

mail $33,992.76digital $4,945.63text $2,016.96advertising $525.00fundraiser $500.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 31, 2024 to Oct 20, 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: 101012300, 101032600, 101059513, 101069108, 101072533.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$55,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$55,000.00

Cash: $55,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $55,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Sep 21, 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: 101012300, 101032600, 101059513, 101069108.

TexBlue Media PAC$32,511.00

TexBlue Media PAC

$32,511.00

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $32,511.00
Total: $32,511.00

advertising $32,511.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 25, 2026 to Sep 27, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 25, 2026 to Sep 27, 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: 101072533.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$79,480.35

Cash: $37,500.00
Paid by others: $41,980.35
Total: $79,480.35

mail $33,992.76digital $4,945.63text $2,016.96advertising $525.00fundraiser $500.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 31, 2024 to Oct 20, 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: 101012300, 101032600, 101059513, 101069108, 101072533.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$55,000.00

Cash: $55,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $55,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Sep 21, 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: 101012300, 101032600, 101059513, 101069108.

TexBlue Media PAC

$32,511.00

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $32,511.00
Total: $32,511.00

advertising $32,511.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 25, 2026 to Sep 27, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 25, 2026 to Sep 27, 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: 101072533.

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.

88R HB 2434

by Rep. Plesa, same lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Mar 13, 2023: Referred to Community Safety, Select

Relating to the reporting of lost or stolen firearms; creating a criminal offense.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Feb 4, 2025

03/14/2025 H Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors

Ray LopezDHouse 125

House committee · Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Crimes--Miscellaneous

Criminal Procedure--General

Weapons

PEACE OFFICERS

PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 327 words

89R5003 EAS-D

By: Plesa
H.B. No. 2381

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the reporting of lost or stolen firearms; creating a

criminal offense.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 411, Government Code, is

amended by adding Section 411.056 to read as follows:

Sec. 411.056. REPORT OF LOST OR STOLEN FIREARM. (a) A

peace officer who receives a report from the owner of a firearm or

the owner's agent that the firearm was lost or stolen shall report

the loss or theft to the department. The report must include:

(1) the name of the owner;

(2) any available information about the firearm; and

(3) the date that the owner became aware the firearm

was lost or stolen.

(b) The department shall regularly send all reports

received under Subsection (a) to the National Crime Information

Center.

SECTION 2. Chapter 46, Penal Code, is amended by adding

Section 46.135 to read as follows:

Sec. 46.135. FAILURE TO REPORT LOST OR STOLEN FIREARM. (a)

A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) owns a firearm that is subsequently lost by or

stolen from the person; and

(2) fails to report the loss or theft, or cause a

report of the loss or theft to be made, to a peace officer or law

enforcement agency not later than the 10th day after the date the

person became aware the firearm was lost or stolen.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor,

except that the offense is a Class B misdemeanor if it is shown on

the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously

convicted of an offense under this section.

(c) If conduct constituting an offense under this section

also constitutes an offense under another section of this code, the

actor may be prosecuted under either section or under both

sections.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.