87R1405 LHC-D
 
  By: Meza H.B. No. 223
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the unlawful possession of a firearm by persons
  convicted of certain misdemeanor offenses in this state.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Sections 46.04(b) and (d), Penal Code, are
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  A person who has been convicted of an offense under
  Section 22.01, punishable as a Class A misdemeanor and involving a
  member of the person's family or household, or of a violent
  misdemeanor commits an offense if the person possesses a firearm
  before the fifth anniversary of the later of:
               (1)  the date of the person's release from confinement
  following conviction of the misdemeanor; or
               (2)  the date of the person's release from community
  supervision following conviction of the misdemeanor.
         (d)  In this section:
               (1)  "Family,"[, "family,"] "household," and "member
  of a household" have the meanings assigned by Chapter 71, Family
  Code.
               (2)  "Violent misdemeanor" means an offense under the
  laws of this state that is punishable as a misdemeanor and that has
  as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of force
  against any person.
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
  to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
  An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
  governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,
  and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
  purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
  effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred
  before that date.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.