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| 1 | 1 | 89R4707 JCG-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Meza H.B. No. 226 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to creating the criminal offense of the manufacture of a | |
| 10 | 10 | firearm without a federal license. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Chapter 46, Penal Code, is amended by adding | |
| 13 | 13 | Section 46.051 to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | Sec. 46.051. MANUFACTURE OF FIREARM WITHOUT FEDERAL LICENSE | |
| 15 | 15 | PROHIBITED. (a) A person who does not hold a federal license to | |
| 16 | 16 | manufacture firearms under 18 U.S.C. Section 923 commits an offense | |
| 17 | 17 | if the person intentionally or knowingly manufactures a firearm. | |
| 18 | 18 | (b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. | |
| 19 | 19 | (c) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this | |
| 20 | 20 | section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor | |
| 21 | 21 | may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both. | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |