87R1397 JCG-D
By: Meza H.B. No. 208
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the manufacture of firearms without a federal license;
creating a criminal offense.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 46, Penal Code, is amended by adding
Section 46.051 to read as follows:
Sec. 46.051. MANUFACTURE OF FIREARMS WITHOUT LICENSE
PROHIBITED. (a) A person who does not possess a federal license to
manufacture firearms commits an offense if the person intentionally
or knowingly manufactures a firearm.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this
section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor
may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.