Monitoring the SessionHB 396
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 prohibition on the possession of a firearm by a person following the person's conviction of certain family violence misdemeanors.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Widens the five-year firearm bar for family violence assault.
This bill widens the Texas rule that bars people convicted of family violence assault from possessing a firearm for five years after they finish jail or probation. Today the ban covers only Class A misdemeanor assault against a family or household member, and the bill extends it to any misdemeanor assault, including lower-level ones, against a family member, household member, or dating partner. More people with these convictions would commit an offense by possessing a gun during the five-year window, starting with offenses committed on or after September 1, 2025.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 482 (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 482 (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-HB396 · 2024-11-12
relating to the prohibition on the possession of a firearm by a person following the person's conviction of certain family violence misdemeanors.
Widens the five-year firearm bar for family violence assault.
This bill widens the Texas rule that bars people convicted of family violence assault from possessing a firearm for five years after they finish jail or probation. Today the ban covers only Class A misdemeanor assault against a family or household member, and the bill extends it to any misdemeanor assault, including lower-level ones, against a family member, household member, or dating partner. More people with these convictions would commit an offense by possessing a gun during the five-year window, starting with offenses committed on or after September 1, 2025.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
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Derived itemized flow · Nov 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 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.
$7,000.00
Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on May 26, 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: 101059960.
$4,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Oct 1, 2025. 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: 100985189, 101032865.
$4,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Dec 13, 2024. 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: 100985189.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$7,000.00
Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on May 26, 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: 101059960.
$4,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Oct 1, 2025. 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: 100985189, 101032865.
$4,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Dec 13, 2024. 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: 100985189.
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. Meza, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Feb 23, 2023: Referred to Community Safety, Select
Relating to the prohibition on the possession of a firearm by a person following the person's conviction of certain family violence misdemeanors.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024
02/28/2025 H Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs: Feb 28 2025 11:02AM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
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 · Final status: Died in committee
SB 793 by Alvarado (similar)
Family--Family Violence
Weapons
The text as introduced · 257 words
89R5039 MCF-D By: Meza H.B. No. 396 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the prohibition on the possession of a firearm by a person following the person's conviction of certain family violence misdemeanors. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 46.04(b), Penal Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) A person who has been convicted of an offense under Section 22.01, punishable as a [ Class A ] misdemeanor and committed against an individual whose relationship to or association with the person is described by Section 71.0021(b), 71.003, or 71.005, Family Code [ involving a member of the person's family or household ], commits an offense if the person possesses a firearm before the fifth anniversary of the later of: (1) the date of the person's release from confinement following conviction of the misdemeanor; or (2) the date of the person's release from community supervision following conviction of the misdemeanor. 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 was committed before that date. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.