bill raises the age in two weapons offenses to 21

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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.