Amend CSHB 3 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Section 46.13(e), Penal Code, is amended to read as follows:

(e)  An offense under this section is:

(1)  a Class A misdemeanor if the child discharges the firearm and causes death or serious bodily injury to himself or another person; and

(2)  a third degree felony if the child engages in conduct with the firearm that contains the elements of an offense under Section 46.03(a)(1).

SECTION ____.  The change in law made by this Act to Section 46.13(e), Penal Code, applies only to an offense committed on or after September 1, 2023.  An offense committed before September 1, 2023, 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 September 1, 2023, if any element of the offense occurred before that date.