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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for firearms, |
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ammunition, and other related items. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 151.3131, Tax Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 151.3131. FIREARMS AND RELATED ITEMS [FIREARM SAFETY |
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EQUIPMENT]. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Ammunition" has the meaning assigned by 18 U.S.C. |
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Section 921(a)(17)(A). |
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(2) "Firearm" has the meaning assigned by 18 U.S.C. |
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Section 921(a)(3). |
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(3) "Firearm accessory" means an item used in |
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conjunction with or mounted on a firearm that is not essential to |
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the basic function of the firearm. |
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(4) "Firearm [, "firearm] safety equipment" means a |
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gun lock box, a gun safe, a barrel lock, a trigger lock, a firearm |
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safety training manual or electronic publication, or another item |
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designed to ensure the safe handling or storage of a firearm. |
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(b) The sale, storage, use, or other consumption of a |
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firearm, a firearm accessory, ammunition, or firearm safety |
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equipment is exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act does not |
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affect tax liability accruing before the effective date of this |
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Act. That liability continues in effect as if this Act had not been |
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enacted, and the former law is continued in effect for the |
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collection of taxes due and for civil and criminal enforcement of |
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the liability for those taxes. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |