89R14265 CJD-D
By: Martinez Fischer H.B. No. 3436
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the definition of a child for purposes of the offense of
making a firearm accessible to a child.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 46.13(a)(1), Penal Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(1) "Child" means a person younger than 18 [17] years
of age.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred
before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.