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AN ACT
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relating to the interstate purchase of certain firearms. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 46.07, Penal Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 46.07. INTERSTATE PURCHASE. A resident of this state |
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may, if not otherwise precluded by law, purchase firearms, |
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ammunition, reloading components, or firearm accessories in |
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another state [contiguous states]. This authorization is enacted |
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in conformance with 18 U.S.C. Section 922(b)(3)(A)[, Public Law
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90-618, 90th Congress]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1188 passed the Senate on |
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April 23, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1188 passed the House on |
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May 18, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 1, one present |
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not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |