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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the criminal offense of acquisition or attempted |
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acquisition of a firearm by a person prohibited from possessing a |
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firearm; creating a criminal offense. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 46.06, Penal Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person: |
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(1) sells, rents, leases, loans, or gives a handgun to |
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any person knowing that the person to whom the handgun is to be |
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delivered intends to use it unlawfully or in the commission of an |
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unlawful act; |
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(2) intentionally or knowingly sells, rents, leases, |
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or gives or offers to sell, rent, lease, or give to any child |
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younger than 18 years of age any firearm, club, or |
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location-restricted knife; |
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(3) intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly sells a |
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firearm or ammunition for a firearm to any person who is |
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intoxicated; |
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(4) knowingly sells a firearm or ammunition for a |
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firearm to any person who has been convicted of a felony before the |
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fifth anniversary of the later of the following dates: |
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(A) the person's release from confinement |
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following conviction of the felony; or |
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(B) the person's release from supervision under |
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community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision following |
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conviction of the felony; |
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(5) sells, rents, leases, loans, or gives a handgun to |
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any person knowing that an active protective order is directed to |
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the person to whom the handgun is to be delivered; [or] |
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(6) knowingly purchases, rents, leases, or receives as |
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a loan or gift from another a handgun while an active protective |
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order is directed to the actor; or |
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(7) knowingly acquires or attempts to acquire a |
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firearm, while the actor is prohibited from possessing a firearm by |
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a state law or a federal law other than 18 U.S.C. Section 922(g)(4). |
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(e) A licensed firearms dealer under the Brady Handgun |
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Violence Prevention Act, 18 U.S.C. Section 922, who declines to |
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transfer a firearm to a prospective transferee because the National |
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Instant Criminal Background Check System indicates that the |
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prospective transferee is prohibited from possessing a firearm |
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shall notify the Department of Public Safety. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 411, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 411.0525 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.0525. INVESTIGATION OF LICENSED FIREARMS DEALER |
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REPORT. (a) If the department receives a report under Section |
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46.06(e), Penal Code, from a licensed firearms dealer under the |
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Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, 18 U.S.C. Section 922, that |
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a person prohibited from possessing a firearm has attempted to |
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acquire a firearm, the department shall initiate an investigation. |
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(b) If the department's investigation under this section |
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produces evidence that a person may have violated Section 46.06, |
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Penal Code, the department shall refer the case to the appropriate |
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local authorities for further investigation and possible |
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prosecution. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |