Monitoring the Session

HB 2882

bill saying braced pistols aren’t short-barrel firearms

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Carrie IsaacRHouse 73

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 definition of short-barrel firearm for purposes of certain criminal offenses.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

A handgun with a stabilizing brace is not a short-barrel firearm.

The bill rewrites the state definition of a short-barrel firearm used in Texas weapons offenses. It adds a line saying a handgun fitted with a stabilizing brace is not a short-barrel firearm, which touches gun owners who use braced pistols. Starting September 1, 2025, a braced handgun cannot be treated as a short-barrel rifle under the state offense that relies on this definition.

Labels

Labels: STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs committee 7-2 on May 7, 2025. Never placed on a calendar. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2882 · 2025-02-14

SOLD BY

Rep. Carrie IsaacRHouse 73

ITEM

relating to the definition of short-barrel firearm for purposes of certain criminal offenses.

WHAT IT DOES

A handgun with a stabilizing brace is not a short-barrel firearm.

The bill rewrites the state definition of a short-barrel firearm used in Texas weapons offenses. It adds a line saying a handgun fitted with a stabilizing brace is not a short-barrel firearm, which touches gun owners who use braced pistols. Starting September 1, 2025, a braced handgun cannot be treated as a short-barrel rifle under the state offense that relies on this definition.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 13, 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 Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' 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 public hearing
  9. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  10. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  11. Committee report distributed
  12. Committee report sent to Calendars
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

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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.

Witnesses43
For
16
Against
27
On
0
Names

For

  • National Rifle Association1 registration
  • Self8 registrations
  • Self; Executive Director, Texas State Rifle Association1 registration
  • Self; Gun Owners of America3 registrations
  • Self; Gun Owners of America - Texas1 registration
  • Self; Texas Gun Rights1 registration
  • Texas Public Policy Foundation1 registration

Against

  • Everytown for gun safety1 registration
  • Self18 registrations
  • Self; Community Justice1 registration
  • Self; GIFFORDS1 registration
  • Self; Mom Demand Action1 registration
  • Self; Moms Demand Action3 registrations
  • Texas Gun Sense1 registration
  • Texas Impact1 registration
Sources

43 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 13, 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

05/12/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs · Committee vote 7 aye, 2 nay, 2 absent · Out of committee

Subjects

Weapons

Text

The text as introduced · 222 words

89R3622 MZM-D

By: Isaac
H.B. No. 2882

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the definition of short-barrel firearm for purposes of

certain criminal offenses.

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

SECTION 1. Section 46.01, Penal Code, is amended by

amending Subdivision (10) to read as follows:

(10) "Short-barrel firearm" means a rifle with a

barrel length of less than 16 inches or a shotgun with a barrel

length of less than 18 inches, or any weapon made from a shotgun or

rifle if, as altered, it has an overall length of less than 26

inches. The term does not include a handgun equipped with a

stabilizing brace designed to assist a person with handling the

handgun with one hand.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.

An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is

governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,

and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For

purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the

effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred

before that date.

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