89R5003 EAS-D     By: Plesa H.B. No. 2381       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)  fails to report the loss or theft, or cause a   report of the loss or theft to be made, to a peace officer or law   enforcement agency not later than the 10th day after the date the   person became aware the firearm was lost or stolen.          (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.