Bill Text: TX HB102 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the unlawful possession of a firearm by a person not lawfully present in the United States.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-10-09 - Filed [HB102 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB102-Introduced.html
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| By: Bailes | H.B. No. 102 | |
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| relating to the unlawful possession of a firearm by a person not | ||
| lawfully present in the United States. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 46.04, Penal Code, is amended by adding | ||
| Subsection (a-2) and amending Subsection (e) to read as follows: | ||
| (a-2) A person commits an offense if the person is not | ||
| lawfully present in the United States and possesses a firearm. | ||
| (e) An offense under Subsection (a) or (a-2) is a felony of | ||
| the third degree. An offense under Subsection (a-1), (b), or (c) is | ||
| a Class A misdemeanor. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2024, if it | ||
| receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each | ||
| house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. | ||
| If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for effect on that | ||
| date, this Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the | ||
| legislative session. | ||
