By Ellis                                                S.B. No. 88
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the creation of an offense intended to increase firearm
 1-3     safety.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  Chapter 46, Penal Code, is amended by adding
 1-6     Section 46.061 to read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 46.061.  TRANSFER OF FIREARM BY DEALER. (a)  In this
 1-8     section, "dealer of firearms" means a person licensed as a firearms
 1-9     dealer under 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44.
1-10           (b)  A dealer of firearms commits an offense if the dealer
1-11     sells, rents, leases, loans, or gives a firearm to a person and
1-12     does not sell, rent, lease, loan, or give to the person a trigger
1-13     lock or similar device intended to prevent the accidental discharge
1-14     of the firearm.
1-15           (c)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
1-16           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.