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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the unlawful possession of a firearm by a person |
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convicted of certain felony offenses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 46.04, Penal Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-2) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) A person who has been convicted of a felony described by |
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Subsection (a-2) commits an offense if the person [he] possesses a |
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firearm: |
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(1) after conviction and before the fifth anniversary |
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of the person's release from confinement following conviction of |
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the felony or the person's release from supervision under community |
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supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision, whichever date is |
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later; or |
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(2) after the period described by Subdivision (1), at |
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any location other than the premises at which the person lives. |
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(a-2) Subsection (a) applies only to a felony: |
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(1) that has as an element the intentional or knowing |
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use, attempted use, or threatened use of force; or |
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(2) under any of the following provisions of the Penal |
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Code: |
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(A) Title 5; |
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(B) Section 25.02; |
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(C) Section 25.04; |
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(D) Section 25.08; |
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(E) Section 28.02; |
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(F) Chapter 29; |
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(G) Section 30.02; |
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(H) Section 42.02; |
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(I) Section 42.072; |
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(J) Section 42.09; |
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(K) Section 42.091; |
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(L) Section 42.092; |
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(M) Section 42.10; |
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(N) Section 42.105; |
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(O) Section 43.05; |
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(P) Section 43.25; |
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(Q) Section 43.251; or |
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(R) Title 12. |
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SECTION 2. 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 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |