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