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| 1 | 1 | 87R1393 ADM-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Meza H.B. No. 185 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to creating the criminal offense of failure to safely | |
| 8 | 8 | store a firearm. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Chapter 46, Penal Code, is amended by adding | |
| 11 | 11 | Section 46.131 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 46.131. FAILURE TO SAFELY STORE FIREARM. (a) In this | |
| 13 | 13 | section: | |
| 14 | 14 | (1) "Readily dischargeable firearm" has the meaning | |
| 15 | 15 | assigned by Section 46.13. | |
| 16 | 16 | (2) "Secure firearm storage device" means a gun safe, | |
| 17 | 17 | gun case, gun cabinet, or other device that is similarly designed to | |
| 18 | 18 | be: | |
| 19 | 19 | (A) used to store a firearm; and | |
| 20 | 20 | (B) unlocked only by use of a key or combination | |
| 21 | 21 | or by other similar means. | |
| 22 | 22 | (b) A person commits an offense if the person stores a | |
| 23 | 23 | readily dischargeable firearm owned by the person in a place other | |
| 24 | 24 | than a secure firearm storage device that is locked. | |
| 25 | 25 | (c) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor. | |
| 26 | 26 | (d) If conduct constituting an offense under this section | |
| 27 | 27 | also constitutes an offense under another law, the actor may be | |
| 28 | 28 | prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both. | |
| 29 | 29 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |