Relating to municipal and county firearm buyback programs.
HB 3053 prohibits municipalities and counties in Texas from organizing, sponsoring, or participating in firearm buyback programs. The bill specifically bans local governments from creating programs that aim to remove firearms from circulation, reduce civilian firearm ownership, or allow sales without criminal prosecution concerns. This law directly affects local governments by preventing them from implementing such buyback initiatives. The bill takes effect on September 1, 2025, after being signed by the Governor on June 20, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 20, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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What changed between versions
Engrossed
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Enrolled
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1 edit
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Jun 20, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a draft version to the final enrolled version, with no substantive policy changes to the firearm buyback prohibition. The core provision remains identical: municipalities and counties cannot organize or participate in firearm buyback programs intended to remove guns from circulation, reduce civilian gun ownership, or allow sales without fear of prosecution. The only differences are formatting, spacing, and the addition of certification signatures and dates indicating the bill was passed by both chambers and approved by the Governor.
TECHNICAL
Text was reformatted from draft to enrolled version with added certification signatures and dates, but the actual bill language prohibiting firearm buyback programs remained unchanged.
Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2025 · House May 12, 2025
How they voted
20–10
Passed
Total votes 30
May 28, 2025
D
Democratic10
100% Nay
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
15
Committee
10
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
May 19, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Committee
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
6 primary · 26 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
A.J. Louderback
RRepublican
P
Bob Hall
RRepublican
P
Briscoe Cain
RRepublican
P
Hillary Hickland
RRepublican
P
Trent Ashby
RRepublican
P
Wes Virdell
RRepublican
Co
Adam Hinojosa
RRepublican
Co
Andy Hopper
RRepublican
Co
Ben Bumgarner
RRepublican
Co
Brandon Creighton
RRepublican
Co
Brent Money
RRepublican
Co
David Lowe
RRepublican
Co
David Spiller
RRepublican
Co
Don McLaughlin
RRepublican
Co
Helen Kerwin
RRepublican
Co
Joanne Shofner
RRepublican
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