By Bailey                                             H.B. No. 2713
                                 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
    1-1                                AN ACT
    1-2  relating to the regulation of handgun dealers.
    1-3        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
    1-4        SECTION 1.  SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the
    1-5  Licensed Handgun Dealers Act.
    1-6        SECTION 2.  DEFINITIONS.  In this Act:
    1-7              (1)  "Handgun" has the meaning assigned by Section
    1-8  46.01, Penal Code.
    1-9              (2)  "Handgun dealer" means a person engaged in the
   1-10  business of buying and selling handguns on a regular and continuing
   1-11  basis.
   1-12        SECTION 3.  APPLICATION.  (a)  An applicant for a handgun
   1-13  dealers license must submit an application and an application fee
   1-14  of $200 to the secretary of state.
   1-15        (b)  The secretary of state by rule shall develop a form for
   1-16  an application for a handgun dealers license.
   1-17        SECTION 4.  ELIGIBILITY.  A person is eligible for a handgun
   1-18  dealers license if the person:
   1-19              (1)  is a resident of this state;
   1-20              (2)  is 21 years of age or older; and
   1-21              (3)  has not been convicted of a felony.
   1-22        SECTION 5.  CRIMINAL PENALTIES.  (a)  A person commits an
   1-23  offense if the person sells a handgun and the person is not
    2-1  licensed under this Act.
    2-2        (b)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly
    2-3  sells, gives, or transfers a handgun to a person who:
    2-4              (1)  is younger than 18 years of age;
    2-5              (2)  has been convicted of a felony;
    2-6              (3)  is a drug abuser;
    2-7              (4)  is an alcohol abuser; or
    2-8              (5)  is of unsound mind.
    2-9        (c)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third
   2-10  degree.
   2-11        SECTION 6.  RULES.  The secretary of state shall adopt rules
   2-12  necessary to administer this Act.