Overview

• Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 1362, the Anti-Red Flag Act, on June 24, 2025.
• The Anti-Red Flag Act, effective September 1, 2025, bars courts from issuing extreme risk protective orders in civil cases and imposes criminal penalties on officials who attempt enforcement.
• Texas entities are barred from accepting federal funds for extreme risk protective orders and the law declares any conflicting federal emergency gun removal order unenforceable in the state.
• A companion bill decriminalizes possession of short-barrel firearms, including sawed-off shotguns and rifles with barrels under 16 inches.
• Research from Johns Hopkins University and JAMA Pediatrics indicates that states with permissive firearm laws record higher pediatric gun death rates.