HB 4451
Cain’s bill deleting machine guns from the prohibited weapons list
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
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 possessing, manufacturing, transporting, repairing, or selling a machine gun.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
The state definition of a machine gun goes too.
The bill deletes machine guns from the Texas Penal Code list of prohibited weapons and repeals the state's legal definition of a machine gun. It touches anyone in Texas who possesses, makes, transports, repairs or sells a machine gun, along with the police and prosecutors who enforce the weapons law. Starting September 1, 2025, those acts would no longer be a state offense under this section, though the bill does not change any federal rule.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 11, 2025 and referred to the House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB4451 · 2025-03-11
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ITEM
relating to possessing, manufacturing, transporting, repairing, or selling a machine gun.
WHAT IT DOES
The state definition of a machine gun goes too.
The bill deletes machine guns from the Texas Penal Code list of prohibited weapons and repeals the state's legal definition of a machine gun. It touches anyone in Texas who possesses, makes, transports, repairs or sells a machine gun, along with the police and prosecutors who enforce the weapons law. Starting September 1, 2025, those acts would no longer be a state offense under this section, though the bill does not change any federal rule.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
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 May 28, 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.
Teans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$5,000.00
Teans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$5,000.00
- Cash
- $5,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $5,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on Jul 3, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · on Jul 3, 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: 101033926.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Teans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$5,000.00
- Cash
- $5,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $5,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on Jul 3, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · on Jul 3, 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: 101033926.
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.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Mar 11, 2025
04/03/2025 H Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
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
Subjects
Weapons
Text
The text as introduced · 192 words
By: Cain H.B. No. 4451 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to possessing, manufacturing, transporting, repairing, or selling a machine gun. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 46.05(a)(1), Penal Code, is amended to read as follows: (1) any of the following items, unless the item is registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record maintained by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives or otherwise not subject to that registration requirement or unless the item is classified as a curio or relic by the United States Department of Justice: (A) an explosive weapon; or (B) [ a machine gun; or (C) ] a short-barrel firearm; SECTION 2. Section 46.01(9), Penal Code is repealed. SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply 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 when the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.