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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to banning the transfer, distribution, sale of bump-fire |
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stock; creating a criminal offense;. |
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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 new |
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Section 46.16 to read as follow: |
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Sec. 46.16. BUMP-STOCK CONVERSION KITS PROHIBITED. (a) A |
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person may not import into this state or transfer, distribute, |
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sell, keep for sale, offer for sale, possess, or give to another |
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person a bump-fire stock. |
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(b) A person who violates this section commits a Class A |
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Misdemeanor. |
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(c) As used in this section, the term "bump-fire stock" |
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means a conversion kit, a tool, an accessory, or a device used to |
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alter the rate of fire of a firearm to mimic automatic weapon fire |
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or which is used to increase the rate of fire to a faster rate than |
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is possible for a person to fire such semiautomatic firearm |
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unassisted by a kit, a tool, an accessory, or a device. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed |
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by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of |
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this subsection, an offense was committed before the effective date |
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of this Act if any element of the offense was committed before that |
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date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |