Texas Government Code

§ 2.102 — STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT POLICY REGARDING ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL FIREARM LAWS

GV § 2.102Title 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS · Ch. 2. FIREARM SUPPRESSOR REGULATION · Art. C. ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN FEDERAL FIREARMS LAWS PROHIBITED

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(a)An entity described by Section 2.101 may not adopt a rule, order, ordinance, or policy under which the entity enforces, or by consistent action allows the enforcement of, a federal statute, order, rule, or regulation that purports to regulate a firearm suppressor if the statute, order, rule, or regulation imposes a prohibition, restriction, or other regulation that does not exist under the laws of this state.

(b)No entity described by Section 2.101 and no person employed by or otherwise under the direction or control of the entity may enforce or attempt to enforce any federal statute, order, rule, or regulation described by Subsection (a).

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 642 (H.B. 957), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.