HB2759 - Relating to the unlawful possession of a firearm by a person convicted of certain felony offenses.

  89R9412 JDK-F     By: Virdell H.B. No. 2759       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the unlawful possession of a firearm by a person   convicted of certain felony offenses.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 46.04, Penal Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-2) to read as   follows:          (a)  A person who has been convicted of a felony described by   Subsection (a-2) 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 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.           (a-2)  Subsection (a) applies only to a felony:                 (1)     that has as an element the intentional or knowing   use, attempted use, or threatened use of force; or                 (2)     under any of the following provisions of the Penal   Code:                       (A)  Title 5;                       (B)  Section 25.02;                       (C)  Section 25.04;                       (D)  Section 25.08;                       (E)  Section 28.02;                       (F)  Chapter 29;                       (G)  Section 30.02;                       (H)  Section 42.02;                       (I)  Section 42.072;                       (J)  Section 42.09;                       (K)  Section 42.091;                       (L)  Section 42.092;                       (M)  Section 42.10;                       (N)  Section 42.105;                       (O)  Section 43.05;                       (P)  Section 43.25;                       (Q)  Section 43.251; or                       (R)  Title 12.          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.