HB 672

bill shielding gun dealers who hold and return guns

Filed

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Rep. Joe MoodyDHouse 78

Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade

Caption

relating to civil liability arising from a firearm hold agreement.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Hold a gun, give it back, no lawsuit. Starts September 1, 2027.

This bill shields gun dealers with a federal license, and veterans groups chartered by Congress, from injury or death lawsuits tied to a firearm hold agreement, where they keep an owner's gun for a set time at the owner's request and then give it back. Veterans groups get the shield only if they follow the same gun storage rules federal dealers follow, and nobody is covered for unlawful conduct or gross negligence. Starting September 1, 2027, a person hurt after a held gun is returned generally cannot sue the dealer or group that held it, though claims that arose before that date are not affected.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 3545 (Died in committee) and 89R HB 865 (Died in committee). Checked against 88R and 89R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 3545 (Died in committee) and 89R HB 865 (Died in committee). Filed in 3 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 3. Filed in 3 sessions: 88R, 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.

Receipt

The receipt

90R-HB672 · 2026-11-09

SOLD BY

Rep. Joe MoodyDHouse 78

ITEM

relating to civil liability arising from a firearm hold agreement.

WHAT IT DOES

Hold a gun, give it back, no lawsuit. Starts September 1, 2027.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Nov 9, 2026Filed

FILED UNDER

SPEECH AND LAWFARE

THE TEXT

…“a person does not have a cause of action against a”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill creates a lawsuit shield for federal firearms dealers and congressionally chartered veterans groups over injuries or deaths arising from firearm hold agreements, including returning the gun.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Joe Moody

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$85K Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$25K Texas Sands PAC$14K

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 9, 2024 to Jun 29, 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$85,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$85,000.00

Cash: $85,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $85,000.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 8, 2024 to Jun 17, 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: 100979067, 101003930, 101054759.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$25,000.00

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jun 24, 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: 101003930.

Texas Sands PAC$14,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$14,000.00

Cash: $14,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $14,000.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 1, 2024 to May 18, 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: 100979067, 101024872, 101054759.

Money

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

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$85,000.00

Cash: $85,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $85,000.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 8, 2024 to Jun 17, 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: 100979067, 101003930, 101054759.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jun 24, 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: 101003930.

Texas Sands PAC

$14,000.00

Cash: $14,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $14,000.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 1, 2024 to May 18, 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: 100979067, 101024872, 101054759.

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 a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 3 times: 88R, 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.

88R HB 3545

by Rep. Moody, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, May 11, 2023: Referred to State Affairs

Relating to civil liability arising from a firearm hold agreement.

Caption, 88R bill history

89R HB 865

by Rep. Moody, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, May 1, 2025: Referred to State Affairs

Relating to civil liability arising from a firearm hold agreement.

Caption, 89R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026

11/09/2026 H Filed

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:35 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Subjects

Civil Remedies & Liabilities

Weapons

Text

The text as introduced · 411 words

90R453 AMF-F

By: Moody
H.B. No. 672

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to civil liability arising from a firearm hold agreement.

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

SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter B, Chapter 128, Civil

Practice and Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER B. CIVIL ACTIONS AGAINST SPORT SHOOTING RANGES

SECTION 2. Chapter 128, Civil Practice and Remedies Code,

is amended by adding Subchapter C to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER C. LIABILITY ARISING FROM FIREARM HOLD AGREEMENTS

Sec. 128.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:

(1) "Congressionally chartered veterans service

organization" means a veterans service organization listed in 36

U.S.C. Subtitle II.

(2) "Federal firearms licensee" means any person

licensed under 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44.

(3) "Firearm" means any device designed, made, or

adapted to expel a projectile through a barrel by using the energy

generated by an explosion or burning substance or any device

readily convertible to that use.

(4) "Firearm hold agreement" means a private

transaction between a federal firearms licensee or a

congressionally chartered veterans service organization lawfully

permitted to possess firearms and an individual firearm owner in

which the licensee or organization takes physical possession of the

owner's lawfully possessed firearm at the owner's request, holds

the firearm for an agreed period of time, and returns the firearm to

the owner according to the terms of the agreement.

Sec. 128.102. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY. (a) Subject to

Subsection (b), a person does not have a cause of action against a

federal firearms licensee or congressionally chartered veterans

service organization operating lawfully in this state for any act

or omission arising from a firearm hold agreement that results in

personal injury or death, including the return of a firearm to the

owner by the licensee or organization at the termination of the

agreement.

(b) The immunity from civil liability provided by

Subsection (a) to a congressionally chartered veterans service

organization applies only if the organization complies with

firearms storage requirements applicable to federal firearms

licensees.

(c) The immunity from civil liability provided by

Subsection (a) does not apply to a cause of action arising from the

unlawful conduct or gross negligence of the licensee or

organization.

SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 128, Civil Practice and

Remedies Code, as added by this Act, does not apply to a cause of

action that accrued before the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.