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| 1 | 1 | 89R6318 JSC-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Hayes H.B. No. 2771 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the possession of a firearm by persons convicted of | |
| 10 | 10 | certain felony offenses. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Section 46.04(a), Penal Code, is amended to read | |
| 13 | 13 | as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | (a) A person who has been convicted of a felony offense | |
| 15 | 15 | listed in Article 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, commits | |
| 16 | 16 | an offense if the person [he] possesses a firearm: | |
| 17 | 17 | (1) after conviction and before the fifth anniversary | |
| 18 | 18 | of the person's release from confinement following conviction of | |
| 19 | 19 | the felony offense or the person's release from supervision under | |
| 20 | 20 | community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision, whichever | |
| 21 | 21 | date is later; or | |
| 22 | 22 | (2) after the period described by Subdivision (1), at | |
| 23 | 23 | any location other than the premises at which the person lives. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section | |
| 25 | 25 | 46.04(a), Penal Code, applies to an offense committed before, on, | |
| 26 | 26 | or after the effective date of this Act. However, a final | |
| 27 | 27 | conviction for an offense that exists on the effective date of this | |
| 28 | 28 | Act remains unaffected by this Act. | |
| 29 | 29 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |