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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the required reporting of multiple sales of certain |
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firearms to law enforcement. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter H-1 to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER H-1. REQUIRED REPORTING FOR MULTIPLE RIFLE SALES |
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Sec. 411.221. DEFINITION. In this subchapter: |
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(a) "Licensed firearms dealer" means a person who is |
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licensed as a firearms dealer under 18 U.S.C. Section 923. |
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(b) "Rifle", as defined by 18 U.S.C. Section 921(9), |
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includes a rifle with a caliber greater than .22, and a rifle with |
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the ability to accept detachable magazines. |
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(c) "Semiautomatic Rifle" has the meaning as defined by 18 |
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U.S.C. Section 921(29). |
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Sec. 411.222. REQUIRED REPORTING BY A LICENSED FIREARMS |
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DEALER. A licensed firearms dealer shall report the sale of more |
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than one rifle or semiautomatic rifle to the same buyer, during a |
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single transaction or multiple transactions in a five business day |
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period, to the department and the police department of the |
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municipality in which the licensed firearms dealer is located or, |
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if the licensed firearms dealer is not located in a municipality, |
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the sheriff of the county in which the licensed firearms dealer is |
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located. |
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Sec. 411.223. OFFENSE. A person who violates this |
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subchapter commits an offense. An offense under this section is a |
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Class A misdemeanor. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |