HB 609 — Increasing the criminal penalty
This bill covers increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of making a firearm accessible to a child.
This bill covers increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of making a firearm accessible to a child.
Author: Lalani. Filed: 11/09/2026 (H Filed). Caption: “Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of making a firearm accessible to a child.”
Subjects: Family--Parent & Child (I0355), Minors--Health & Safety (I0533), Weapons (I0887). Council document: see the Legislature history page.
Full bill text (Introduced)
Official text from the Texas Legislature. Bill history for HB 609 · Bill text (HTML).
Sources: Texas Legislature, Today's Filed Bills in the House (11/09/2026), HB 609; 90th Legislature BillLookup history and Introduced bill text.