Monitoring the Session

HB 2881

Isaac Ammunition Bill Grandfathers Deals On Existing Federal Rules

Did not pass

Verdict: Smells

SmellsReviewed
Rep. Carrie IsaacRHouse 73
Why it's charged
The hole

THE TEXT

“Subsections (b)(2)(F), (G), (H), and (I) do not apply”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

This grandfather clause exempts contracts or agreements for state help with any federal ammunition rule in effect on August 31, 2025, so the new ban on such contracts reaches only future federal rules. The bill still bars other help with existing rules and all help with later ones, which keeps confidence moderate.

The hole

On Oct 31, 2026 the editor checked these charges against the bill text and narrowed them.

Corrected Oct 31, 2026

Corrected Oct 31, 2026 · We checked this summary against the bill text and fixed it.

Reviewed · Oct 31, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

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

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Contracts on existing federal ammunition rules stay exempt. Other state help is barred.

The bill adds four new ammunition categories to the existing Texas rule that bars state and local agencies and officers from helping federal officials enforce certain federal gun rules that Texas law does not have. The new categories are limits on how much ammunition a person can buy in a period, ID requirements to get ammunition, limits on making ammunition, and limits on buying, selling, or owning ammunition components. Contracts or agreements to help enforce federal rules already in effect on August 31, 2025 are exempt. For those older rules the ban still stops other state help, starting September 1, 2025.

Corrected Oct 31, 2026 · We checked this summary against the bill text and fixed it.

Labels

Labels: STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the House State Affairs committee 9-5 on May 7, 2025. Placed on the General State Calendar on May 15, 2025. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2881 · 2025-02-14

SOLD BY

Rep. Carrie IsaacRHouse 73

ITEM

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

WHAT IT DOES

Contracts on existing federal ammunition rules stay exempt. Other state help is barred.

The bill adds four new ammunition categories to the existing Texas rule that bars state and local agencies and officers from helping federal officials enforce certain federal gun rules that Texas law does not have. The new categories are limits on how much ammunition a person can buy in a period, ID requirements to get ammunition, limits on making ammunition, and limits on buying, selling, or owning ammunition components. Contracts or agreements to help enforce federal rules already in effect on August 31, 2025 are exempt. For those older rules the ban still stops other state help, starting September 1, 2025.

Corrected Oct 31, 2026 · We checked this summary against the bill text and fixed it.

CHARGES

[x] THE HOLEanalysis confidence 45%

THE TEXT

“Subsections (b)(2)(F), (G), (H), and (I) do not apply”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

This grandfather clause exempts contracts or agreements for state help with any federal ammunition rule in effect on August 31, 2025, so the new ban on such contracts reaches only future federal rules. The bill still bars other help with existing rules and all help with later ones, which keeps confidence moderate.

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 29, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to State Affairs
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Considered in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  7. Left pending in committee
  8. Considered in formal meeting
  9. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  10. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  11. Committee report distributed
  12. Committee report sent to Calendars
  13. Considered in Calendars
  14. Placed on General State Calendar
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Carrie Isaac

Donors

Jared Broderick$26,285American Fireworks$26KTexans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$20K

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 29, 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.

Jared Broderick$26,284.58
American Fireworks$26,000.00

American Fireworks

$26,000.00

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$26,000.00
Total
$26,000.00
fundraiser $26,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 4, 2025 to Jul 3, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 4, 2025 to Jul 3, 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: 101062888, 101069223.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$20,083.33

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$20,083.33

Cash
$20,000.00
Paid by others
$83.33
Total
$20,083.33
fundraiser $83.33

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to 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: 101011492, 101062888, 101070788.

Money

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

×

American Fireworks

$26,000.00

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$26,000.00
Total
$26,000.00
fundraiser $26,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 4, 2025 to Jul 3, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 4, 2025 to Jul 3, 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: 101062888, 101069223.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$20,083.33

Cash
$20,000.00
Paid by others
$83.33
Total
$20,083.33
fundraiser $83.33

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to 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: 101011492, 101062888, 101070788.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses12
For
8
Against
4
On
0
Names

For

  • Self2 registrations
  • Self; Gun Owners of America1 registration
  • Self; Gun owners of America1 registration
  • Self; South Texans’ Property Rights Association1 registration
  • Self; Texas Constitutional Enforcement1 registration
  • Self; Texas Gun Rights1 registration
  • Texas state Rifle Association1 registration

Against

  • Self1 registration
  • Self; GIFFORDS1 registration
  • Texas Gun Sense1 registration
  • Texas Impact1 registration
Sources

12 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 29, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Feb 14, 2025

05/15/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

Data snapshot Oct 31, 2026 at 8:37 PM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · State Affairs · Committee vote 9 aye, 5 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Subjects

Weapons

FEDERAL RELATIONS

Text

The text as introduced · 460 words

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.