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Texas House Bill HB913 Compare Versions

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1		-	By: Alvarado, et al. H.B. No. 913
2		-	(Senate Sponsor - Taylor of Galveston)
3		-	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 4, 2017;
4		-	May 15, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal
5		-	Justice; May 19, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote:
6		-	Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 19, 2017, sent to printer.)
7		-	Click here to see the committee vote
	1	+	H.B. No. 913
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10		-	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
11	4		AN ACT
12	5		relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of the
13	6		possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of certain
14	7		prohibited explosive weapons.
15	8		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
16	9		SECTION 1. Section 46.01, Penal Code, is amended by adding
17	10		Subdivision (18) to read as follows:
18	11		(18) "Improvised explosive device" means a completed
19	12		and operational bomb designed to cause serious bodily injury,
20	13		death, or substantial property damage that is fabricated in an
21	14		improvised manner using nonmilitary components. The term does not
22	15		include:
23	16		(A) unassembled components that can be legally
24	17		purchased and possessed without a license, permit, or other
25	18		governmental approval; or
26	19		(B) an exploding target that is used for firearms
27	20		practice, sold in kit form, and contains the components of a binary
28	21		explosive.
29	22		SECTION 2. Sections 46.05(a) and (e), Penal Code, are
30	23		amended to read as follows:
31	24		(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally
32	25		or knowingly possesses, manufactures, transports, repairs, or
33	26		sells:
34	27		(1) any of the following items, unless the item is
35	28		registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer
36	29		Record maintained by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
37	30		Explosives or classified as a curio or relic by the United States
38	31		Department of Justice:
39	32		(A) an explosive weapon;
40	33		(B) a machine gun;
41	34		(C) a short-barrel firearm; or
42	35		(D) a firearm silencer;
43	36		(2) knuckles;
44	37		(3) armor-piercing ammunition;
45	38		(4) a chemical dispensing device;
46	39		(5) a zip gun; [or]
47	40		(6) a tire deflation device; or
48	41		(7) an improvised explosive device.
49	42		(e) An offense under Subsection (a)(1), (3), (4), [or] (5),
50	43		or (7) is a felony of the third degree. An offense under Subsection
51	44		(a)(6) is a state jail felony. An offense under Subsection (a)(2)
52	45		is a Class A misdemeanor.
53	46		SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only
54	47		to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
55	48		An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
56	49		governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,
57	50		and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
58	51		purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
59	52		effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred
60	53		before that date.
61	54		SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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	55	+	______________________________ ______________________________
	56	+	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
	57	+	I certify that H.B. No. 913 was passed by the House on May 3,
	58	+	2017, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 9, 2 present, not
	59	+	voting.
	60	+	______________________________
	61	+	Chief Clerk of the House
	62	+	I certify that H.B. No. 913 was passed by the Senate on May
	63	+	24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
	64	+	______________________________
	65	+	Secretary of the Senate
	66	+	APPROVED: _____________________
	67	+	Date
	68	+	_____________________
	69	+	Governor