TITLE: Relating to the manufacture of firearms without a federal license; creating a criminal offense.

SUMMARY: Relating to the manufacture of firearms without a federal license; creating a criminal offense.

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AN ACT relating to the manufacture of firearms without a federal license; creating a criminal offense. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 46, Penal Code, is amended by adding Section 46.051 to read as follows: Sec. 46.051. MANUFACTURE OF FIREARMS WITHOUT LICENSE PROHIBITED. (a) A person who does not possess a federal license to manufacture firearms commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly manufactures a firearm. (b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. (c) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.