HB2571 - Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of unlawful carrying of certain weapons and unlawful transfer of certain weapons.

  89R6042 AJZ-D     By: Rodríguez Ramos H.B. No. 2571       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the prosecution of the offenses of unlawful carrying of   certain weapons and unlawful transfer of certain weapons.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 46.02(a-4), Penal Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a-4)  A person commits an offense if the person:                (1)  intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries   on or about his or her person a location-restricted knife;                (2)  is younger than 21 [ 18 ] years of age at the time of   the offense; and                (3)  is not:                      (A)  on the person's own premises or premises   under the person's control;                      (B)  inside of or directly en route to a motor   vehicle or watercraft that is owned by the person or under the   person's control; or                      (C)  under the direct supervision of a parent or   legal guardian of the person.          SECTION 2.  Sections 46.06(a) and (d), Penal Code, are   amended to read as follows:          (a)  A person commits an offense if the person:                (1)  sells, rents, leases, loans, or gives a handgun to   any person knowing that the person to whom the handgun is to be   delivered intends to use it unlawfully or in the commission of an   unlawful act;                (2)  intentionally or knowingly sells, rents, leases,   or gives or offers to sell, rent, lease, or give to any person   [ child ] younger than 21 [ 18 ] years of age any :                       (A)   firearm, including an assault-style weapon;                       (B)   club ; [ , ] or                       (C)   location-restricted knife;                (3)  intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly sells a   firearm or ammunition for a firearm to any person who is   intoxicated;                (4)  knowingly sells a firearm or ammunition for a   firearm to any person who has been convicted of a felony before the   fifth anniversary of the later of the following dates:                      (A)  the person's release from confinement   following conviction of the felony; or                      (B)  the person's release from supervision under   community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision following   conviction of the felony;                (5)  sells, rents, leases, loans, or gives a handgun to   any person knowing that an active protective order is directed to   the person to whom the handgun is to be delivered;                (6)  knowingly purchases, rents, leases, or receives as   a loan or gift from another a handgun while an active protective   order is directed to the actor; or                (7)  while prohibited from possessing a firearm under   state or federal law, knowingly makes a material false statement on   a form that is:                      (A)  required by state or federal law for the   purchase, sale, or other transfer of a firearm; and                      (B)  submitted to a firearms dealer licensed under   18 U.S.C. Section 923.          (d)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor,   except that:                (1)  an offense under Subsection (a)(2) is a state jail   felony if the weapon that is the subject of the offense is a firearm   [ handgun ]; and                (2)  an offense under Subsection (a)(7) is a state jail   felony.          SECTION 3.  Section 46.06(c), Penal Code, is repealed.          SECTION 4.  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 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.