HB 547

Lost Or Stolen Gun? Morales Bill Gives You 24 Hours

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, and it’s a Class C misdemeanor. Your name goes to the state.

The bill makes it an offense for a firearm owner to fail to report a lost or stolen gun to a peace officer within 24 hours of learning it is gone. It touches every Texas gun owner, along with local peace officers and the Department of Public Safety, which must collect these reports. Starting September 1, 2025, officers must forward each report, including the owner's name, to the state, which regularly sends them to the National Crime Information Center, and owners who do not report face a Class C misdemeanor, or a Class B misdemeanor for a repeat offense.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 2434 by Rep. Plesa (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 by Rep. Plesa (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 Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB547 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Christina MoralesDHouse 145

ITEM

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

WHAT IT DOES

Miss it, and it’s a Class C misdemeanor. Your name goes to the state.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Nov 12, 2024Filed
Mar 3, 2025Read first time
Mar 3, 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 sends gun owners' names and firearm details from local police to the state and then on to a federal crime database.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Christina Morales

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$23K Texas Organizing Project Political Action Committee$8K Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas$5K

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 · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 10, 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 Trial Lawyers Association PAC$22,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$22,500.00

Cash: $22,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $22,500.00

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 · Oct 23, 2024 to Sep 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.

Report IDs: 100987507, 101030051, 101061699, 101072155.

Texas Organizing Project Political Action Committee$7,711.42

Texas Organizing Project Political Action Committee

$7,711.42

Cash: $500.00
Paid by others: $7,211.42
Total: $7,711.42

Other filed descriptions $5,122.42printing $2,089.00

Also funds 4 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 30, 2024 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 26, 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: 100987507, 101030051, 101072150.

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas$5,000.00

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas

$5,000.00

Cash: $5,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $5,000.00

Also funds 53 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 15, 2024 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Aug 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.

Report IDs: 100987507, 101072150.

Money

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

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$22,500.00

Cash: $22,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $22,500.00

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 · Oct 23, 2024 to Sep 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.

Report IDs: 100987507, 101030051, 101061699, 101072155.

Texas Organizing Project Political Action Committee

$7,711.42

Cash: $500.00
Paid by others: $7,211.42
Total: $7,711.42

Other filed descriptions $5,122.42printing $2,089.00

Also funds 4 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 30, 2024 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 26, 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: 100987507, 101030051, 101072150.

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas

$5,000.00

Cash: $5,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $5,000.00

Also funds 53 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 15, 2024 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Aug 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.

Report IDs: 100987507, 101072150.

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, different 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 Nov 12, 2024

03/03/2025 H Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs: Mar 3 2025 2:24PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 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

Crimes--Miscellaneous

Criminal Procedure--General

Weapons

PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 324 words

89R1935 EAS-D

By: Morales of Harris
H.B. No. 547

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) not later than 24 hours after the time the person

became aware the firearm was lost or stolen, fails to report the

loss or theft or cause a report of the loss or theft to be made to a

peace officer.

(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.