AEZ H.B. 919 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS


CRIMINAL JURISPRUDENCE
H.B. 919
By: Jones
4-17-97
Committee Report (Unamended)


BACKGROUND 

Section 46.06(a)(2), of the Penal Code, Unlawful Transfer of Certain
Weapons, prohibits the selling lending, renting or giving a firearm to a
child younger that eighteen years of age.  The offense for violating this
law is a Class A misdemeanor. 

PURPOSE

HB  919, as proposed, would increase the offense unlawful transfer of
certain weapons  from a class A misdemeanor to a state jail felony. 
 
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or
institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1:Amends Section 46.06(d) of the Penal Code to read that an
offense committed under Subsection (a)(2) is a state jail felony. 

SECTION 2:This Act only applies to an offense committed on or after the
effective date of this Act.  Any offense committed before the effective
date of this Act is covered by the law in effect when the offense was
committed. 

SECTION 3.   Effective date: September 1, 1997.

SECTION 4.   Emergency clause.