TITLE: Relating to banning the transfer, distribution, sale of bump-fire stock; creating a criminal offense;.

SUMMARY: Relating to banning the transfer, distribution, sale of bump-fire stock; creating a criminal offense;.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to banning the transfer, distribution, sale of bump-fire stock; 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 new Section 46.16 to read as follow: Sec. 46.16. BUMP-STOCK CONVERSION KITS PROHIBITED. (a) A person may not import into this state or transfer, distribute, sell, keep for sale, offer for sale, possess, or give to another person a bump-fire stock. (b) A person who violates this section commits a Class A Misdemeanor. (c) As used in this section, the term "bump-fire stock" means a conversion kit, a tool, an accessory, or a device used to alter the rate of fire of a firearm to mimic automatic weapon fire or which is used to increase the rate of fire to a faster rate than is possible for a person to fire such semiautomatic firearm unassisted by a kit, a tool, an accessory, or a device. SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply 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 subsection, an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense was committed before that date. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.