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By: Anchia (Senate Sponsor - West) |
H.B. No. 1379 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 18, 2011; |
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April 26, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Intergovernmental Relations; May 13, 2011, reported favorably by |
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the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 13, 2011, sent to |
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printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the purchasing of a firearm from the county by an |
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honorably retired law enforcement officer. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 170, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 170.002 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 170.002. PURCHASE OF FIREARM BY HONORABLY RETIRED LAW |
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ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. (a) An individual may purchase a firearm from |
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a county if: |
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(1) the individual was a peace officer commissioned by |
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the county who is honorably retired; |
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(2) the firearm had been previously issued to the |
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individual by the county; and |
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(3) the firearm is not a prohibited weapon under |
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Section 46.05, Penal Code. |
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(b) An individual may purchase only one firearm from a |
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county under this section. |
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(c) The county commissioners court shall establish the |
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amount, which may not exceed fair market value, for which a firearm |
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may be purchased under this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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