Bill Text: TX HB325 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a district or county attorney participating as counsel in certain proceedings in federal court.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-23 - Referred to State Affairs [HB325 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB325-Introduced.html
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By: Toth | H.B. No. 325 |
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relating to a district or county attorney participating as counsel | ||
in certain proceedings in federal court. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Article 2.08, Code of Criminal Procedure, is | ||
amended by adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows: | ||
(c) A district or county attorney may not be of counsel in a | ||
proceeding in federal court involving enforcement of a federal | ||
statute, order, rule, or regulation purporting to regulate a | ||
firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition. | ||
(d) For purposes of Subsection (c): | ||
(1) "Ammunition" has the meaning assigned by Section | ||
229.001, Local Government Code. | ||
(2) "Firearm" has the meaning assigned by Section | ||
46.01, Penal Code. | ||
(3) "Firearm accessory" means an item that is used in | ||
conjunction with or mounted on a firearm but is not essential to the | ||
basic function of the firearm. The term includes a detachable | ||
firearm magazine. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |