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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to creating a criminal offense for the unlawful transfer |
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of a semiautomatic rifle. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 46, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 46.055 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 46.055. UNLAWFUL TRANSFER OF SEMIAUTOMATIC RIFLE. (a) |
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A person commits an offense if the person knowingly sells, rents, |
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leases, or otherwise transfers, or offers to sell, rent, lease, or |
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otherwise transfer a semiautomatic rifle. |
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(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony. |
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(c) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this |
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section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor |
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may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |