| 1 | 1 | | By: Bernal H.B. No. 106 |
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| 4 | 4 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 5 | 5 | | AN ACT |
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| 6 | 6 | | relating to the required reporting of multiple sales of certain |
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| 7 | 7 | | firearms to law enforcement. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by |
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| 10 | 10 | | adding Subchapter H-1 to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SUBCHAPTER H-1. REQUIRED REPORTING FOR MULTIPLE RIFLE SALES |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 411.221. DEFINITION. In this subchapter: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (a) "Licensed firearms dealer" means a person who is |
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| 14 | 14 | | licensed as a firearms dealer under 18 U.S.C. Section 923. |
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| 15 | 15 | | (b) "Rifle", as defined by 18 U.S.C. Section 921(9), |
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| 16 | 16 | | includes a rifle with a caliber greater than .22, and a rifle with |
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| 17 | 17 | | the ability to accept detachable magazines. |
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| 18 | 18 | | (c) "Semiautomatic Rifle" has the meaning as defined by 18 |
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| 19 | 19 | | U.S.C. Section 921(29). |
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| 20 | 20 | | Sec. 411.222. REQUIRED REPORTING BY A LICENSED FIREARMS |
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| 21 | 21 | | DEALER. A licensed firearms dealer shall report the sale of more |
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| 22 | 22 | | than one rifle or semiautomatic rifle to the same buyer, during a |
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| 23 | 23 | | single transaction or multiple transactions in a five business day |
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| 24 | 24 | | period, to the department and the police department of the |
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| 25 | 25 | | municipality in which the licensed firearms dealer is located or, |
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| 26 | 26 | | if the licensed firearms dealer is not located in a municipality, |
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| 27 | 27 | | the sheriff of the county in which the licensed firearms dealer is |
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| 28 | 28 | | located. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Sec. 411.223. OFFENSE. A person who violates this |
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| 30 | 30 | | subchapter commits an offense. An offense under this section is a |
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| 31 | 31 | | Class A misdemeanor. |
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| 32 | 32 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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