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House Bill 957 |
House Author: Oliverson et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-21 |
Senate Sponsor: Springer et al. |
House Bill 957 amends the Government Code and Penal Code to remove a firearm silencer from the list of weapons whose intentional or knowing possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale constitutes an offense. The bill establishes that a firearm suppressor that is manufactured in and remains in Texas is not subject to federal law or federal regulation and that a basic material from which a firearm suppressor is manufactured in Texas is not a firearm suppressor and is not subject to federal regulation as if it were. Among other provisions, the bill prohibits the enforcement of a federal statute, order, rule, or regulation that does not exist under state law and that purports to regulate a firearm suppressor and prohibits an entity that violates that prohibition from receiving state grant funds. The bill authorizes any citizen in the jurisdiction of an entity allegedly violating that prohibition to file a complaint with the attorney general offering evidence to support the allegation and authorizes the attorney general, on determining the complaint is valid, to file a petition for a writ of mandamus or apply for other appropriate equitable relief to compel the entity's compliance.