By Danburg H.B. No. 1980 75R6981 PEP-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to creating an offense for the unlawful transfer of a 1-3 handgun at a gun show. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 46.01, Penal Code, is amended by adding 1-6 Subdivisions (17) and (18) to read as follows: 1-7 (17) "Firearms dealer" means a person licensed as a 1-8 firearms dealer under 18 U.S.C. Section 921 et seq. 1-9 (18) "Gun show" means a place or an event, other than 1-10 a permanent retail store, at which: 1-11 (A) three or more individuals assemble to 1-12 display firearms or firearm components to the public; and 1-13 (B) a fee is charged for the privilege of 1-14 displaying the firearms or firearm components or a fee is charged 1-15 for admission to the area where the firearms or components are 1-16 displayed. 1-17 SECTION 2. Chapter 46, Penal Code, is amended by adding 1-18 Section 46.065 to read as follows: 1-19 Sec. 46.065. UNLAWFUL TRANSFER OF HANDGUN AT GUN SHOW. 1-20 (a) A person other than a firearms dealer commits an offense if 1-21 the person knowingly sells a handgun to any person at a gun show. 1-22 (b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third 1-23 degree. 1-24 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-1 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-2 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-3 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-4 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.