86R8481 AJZ-D
By: Meza H.B. No. 1375
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the regulation of certain firearm transfers; creating a
criminal offense.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Title 6, Business & Commerce Code, is amended by
adding Chapter 205 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 205. REGULATION OF FIREARM TRANSFERS
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 205.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Department" means the Department of Public
Safety.
(2) "Licensed firearms dealer" means a person who is
licensed as a firearms dealer under 18 U.S.C. Section 923.
SUBCHAPTER B. REGULATION OF PRIVATE FIREARM TRANSFERS
Sec. 205.051. DOCUMENTATION OF PRIVATE FIREARM TRANSFERS.
(a) The department by rule shall adopt a form to document the sale
or other transfer of a firearm by a person who is not a licensed
firearms dealer.
(b) The form adopted under Subsection (a) must include:
(1) the name, driver's license or personal
identification certificate number, if any, and contact information
of the person selling or transferring the firearm;
(2) the name, driver's license or personal
identification certificate number, if any, and contact information
of the person to whom the firearm is being sold or transferred;
(3) the type of firearm and serial number of the
firearm being sold or transferred; and
(4) any other information the department considers
necessary to document the sale or transfer.
Sec. 205.052. REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATE FIREARM TRANSFER.
(a) A person may not sell or otherwise transfer a firearm to another
person unless:
(1) the person is a licensed firearms dealer; or
(2) the person is not a licensed firearms dealer and:
(A) documents the sale or transfer on the form
adopted by the department under Section 205.051; and
(B) submits the form described by Paragraph (A)
to the department not later than the 30th day after the date of the
sale or transfer.
(b) A person who violates this section commits an offense.
An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.