| 1 | 1 | | 89R1785 RDS-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Hinojosa of Nueces S.B. No. 1603 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for firearms, |
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| 10 | 10 | | ammunition, and other related items. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Section 151.3131, Tax Code, is amended to read as |
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| 13 | 13 | | follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 151.3131. FIREARMS AND RELATED ITEMS [FIREARM SAFETY |
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| 15 | 15 | | EQUIPMENT]. (a) In this section: |
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| 16 | 16 | | (1) "Ammunition" has the meaning assigned by 18 U.S.C. |
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| 17 | 17 | | Section 921(a)(17)(A). |
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| 18 | 18 | | (2) "Firearm" has the meaning assigned by 18 U.S.C. |
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| 19 | 19 | | Section 921(a)(3). |
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| 20 | 20 | | (3) "Firearm accessory" means an item used in |
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| 21 | 21 | | conjunction with or mounted on a firearm that is not essential to |
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| 22 | 22 | | the basic function of the firearm. |
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| 23 | 23 | | (4) "Firearm [, "firearm] safety equipment" means a |
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| 24 | 24 | | gun lock box, a gun safe, a barrel lock, a trigger lock, a firearm |
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| 25 | 25 | | safety training manual or electronic publication, or another item |
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| 26 | 26 | | designed to ensure the safe handling or storage of a firearm. |
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| 27 | 27 | | (b) The sale, storage, use, or other consumption of a |
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| 28 | 28 | | firearm, a firearm accessory, ammunition, or firearm safety |
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| 29 | 29 | | equipment is exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter. |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act does not |
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| 31 | 31 | | affect tax liability accruing before the effective date of this |
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| 32 | 32 | | Act. That liability continues in effect as if this Act had not been |
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| 33 | 33 | | enacted, and the former law is continued in effect for the |
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| 34 | 34 | | collection of taxes due and for civil and criminal enforcement of |
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| 35 | 35 | | the liability for those taxes. |
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| 36 | 36 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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