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