Bill Text: TX SB641 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to certain criminal offenses concerning the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons; increasing a criminal penalty.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-11 - Referred to State Affairs [SB641 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-SB641-Introduced.html
  87R3020 MAW-D
 
  By: West, Blanco S.B. No. 641
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to certain criminal offenses concerning the unlawful
  transfer or purchase of certain weapons; increasing a criminal
  penalty.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 46.06, Penal Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 46.06.  UNLAWFUL TRANSFER OR PURCHASE OF CERTAIN
  WEAPONS.
         SECTION 2.  Section 46.06, Penal Code, is amended by
  amending Subsections (a), (c), and (d) and adding Subsections
  (a-1), (c-1), (e), and (f) to read as follows:
         (a)  A person commits an offense if the person:
               (1)  sells, rents, leases, loans, or gives a firearm
  [handgun] to any person knowing that the person to whom the firearm
  [handgun] is to be delivered intends to use the firearm [it]
  unlawfully or in the commission of an unlawful act;
               (2)  purchases or attempts to purchase a firearm with
  intent to deliver the firearm to a person knowing that the person to
  whom the firearm is to be delivered intends to possess the firearm
  unlawfully or to use the firearm unlawfully or in the commission of
  an unlawful act; or
               (3)  knowingly makes a materially false or misleading
  statement in providing information to a person for purposes of
  complying with the national instant criminal background check
  system in the manner required by 18 U.S.C. Section 922.
         (a-1)  A person commits an offense if the person:
               (1) [(2)]  intentionally or knowingly sells, rents,
  leases, or gives or offers to sell, rent, lease, or give to any
  child younger than 18 years of age any firearm, club, or
  location-restricted knife;
               (2) [(3)]  intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly
  sells a firearm or ammunition for a firearm to any person who is
  intoxicated;
               (3) [(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;
               (4) [(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; or
               (5) [(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.
         (c)  It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under
  Subsection (a-1)(1) [(a)(2)] that the transfer was to a minor whose
  parent or the person having legal custody of the minor had given
  written permission for the sale or, if the transfer was other than a
  sale, the parent or person having legal custody had given effective
  consent.
         (c-1)  The renunciation defense described by Section
  15.04(a) is available as an affirmative defense to prosecution of
  an attempted purchase under Subsection (a)(2).
         (d)  An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony of the third
  degree.
         (e)  An offense under Subsection (a-1) [this section] is a
  Class A misdemeanor, except that an offense under Subsection
  (a-1)(1) [(a)(2)] is a state jail felony if the weapon that is the
  subject of the offense is a handgun.
         (f)  To the extent of any conflict between this section and a
  federal law related to the unlawful transfer or purchase of
  weapons, the federal law prevails.
         SECTION 3.  (a) Article 59.01(2), Code of Criminal
  Procedure, as effective until January 1, 2022, is amended to read as
  follows:
               (2)  "Contraband" means property of any nature,
  including real, personal, tangible, or intangible, that is:
                     (A)  used in the commission of:
                           (i)  any first or second degree felony under
  the Penal Code;
                           (ii)  any felony under Section 15.031(b),
  21.11, or 38.04 or Chapter 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 33A, or 35, Penal
  Code;
                           (iii)  any felony under Chapter 43, Penal
  Code, except as provided by Paragraph (B);
                           (iv)  any felony under The Securities Act
  (Article 581-1 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); or
                           (v)  any offense under Chapter 49, Penal
  Code, that is punishable as a felony of the third degree or state
  jail felony, if the defendant has been previously convicted three
  times of an offense under that chapter;
                     (B)  used or intended to be used in the commission
  of:
                           (i)  any felony under Chapter 481, Health
  and Safety Code (Texas Controlled Substances Act);
                           (ii)  any felony under Chapter 483, Health
  and Safety Code;
                           (iii)  a felony under Chapter 151, Finance
  Code;
                           (iv)  any felony under Chapter 20A or 34,
  Penal Code;
                           (v)  a Class A misdemeanor under Subchapter
  B, Chapter 365, Health and Safety Code, if the defendant has been
  previously convicted twice of an offense under that subchapter;
                           (vi)  any felony under Chapter 32, Human
  Resources Code, or Chapter 31, 32, 35A, or 37, Penal Code, that
  involves a health care program, as defined by Section 35A.01, Penal
  Code;
                           (vii)  a Class B misdemeanor under Chapter
  522, Business & Commerce Code;
                           (viii)  a Class A misdemeanor under Section
  306.051, Business & Commerce Code;
                           (ix)  any offense under Section 42.10, Penal
  Code;
                           (x)  any offense under Section 46.06(a)
  [46.06(a)(1)] or 46.14, Penal Code;
                           (xi)  any offense under Chapter 71, Penal
  Code;
                           (xii)  any offense under Section 20.05,
  20.06, 20.07, 43.04, or 43.05, Penal Code; or
                           (xiii)  an offense under Section 326.002,
  Business & Commerce Code;
                     (C)  the proceeds gained from the commission of a
  felony listed in Paragraph (A) or (B) of this subdivision, a
  misdemeanor listed in Paragraph (B)(vii), (ix), (x), (xi), or (xii)
  of this subdivision, or a crime of violence;
                     (D)  acquired with proceeds gained from the
  commission of a felony listed in Paragraph (A) or (B) of this
  subdivision, a misdemeanor listed in Paragraph (B)(vii), (ix), (x),
  (xi), or (xii) of this subdivision, or a crime of violence;
                     (E)  used to facilitate or intended to be used to
  facilitate the commission of a felony under Section 15.031 or
  Chapter 43, Penal Code; or
                     (F)  used to facilitate or intended to be used to
  facilitate the commission of an offense under Section 20.05, 20.06,
  or 20.07 or Chapter 20A, Penal Code.
         (b)  Article 59.01(2), Code of Criminal Procedure, as
  effective on January 1, 2022, is amended to read as follows:
               (2)  "Contraband" means property of any nature,
  including real, personal, tangible, or intangible, that is:
                     (A)  used in the commission of:
                           (i)  any first or second degree felony under
  the Penal Code;
                           (ii)  any felony under Section 15.031(b),
  21.11, or 38.04 or Chapter 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 33A, or 35, Penal
  Code;
                           (iii)  any felony under Chapter 43, Penal
  Code, except as provided by Paragraph (B);
                           (iv)  any felony under The Securities Act
  (Title 12, Government Code); or
                           (v)  any offense under Chapter 49, Penal
  Code, that is punishable as a felony of the third degree or state
  jail felony, if the defendant has been previously convicted three
  times of an offense under that chapter;
                     (B)  used or intended to be used in the commission
  of:
                           (i)  any felony under Chapter 481, Health
  and Safety Code (Texas Controlled Substances Act);
                           (ii)  any felony under Chapter 483, Health
  and Safety Code;
                           (iii)  a felony under Chapter 151, Finance
  Code;
                           (iv)  any felony under Chapter 20A or 34,
  Penal Code;
                           (v)  a Class A misdemeanor under Subchapter
  B, Chapter 365, Health and Safety Code, if the defendant has been
  previously convicted twice of an offense under that subchapter;
                           (vi)  any felony under Chapter 32, Human
  Resources Code, or Chapter 31, 32, 35A, or 37, Penal Code, that
  involves a health care program, as defined by Section 35A.01, Penal
  Code;
                           (vii)  a Class B misdemeanor under Chapter
  522, Business & Commerce Code;
                           (viii)  a Class A misdemeanor under Section
  306.051, Business & Commerce Code;
                           (ix)  any offense under Section 42.10, Penal
  Code;
                           (x)  any offense under Section 46.06(a)
  [46.06(a)(1)] or 46.14, Penal Code;
                           (xi)  any offense under Chapter 71, Penal
  Code;
                           (xii)  any offense under Section 20.05,
  20.06, 20.07, 43.04, or 43.05, Penal Code; or
                           (xiii)  an offense under Section 326.002,
  Business & Commerce Code;
                     (C)  the proceeds gained from the commission of a
  felony listed in Paragraph (A) or (B) of this subdivision, a
  misdemeanor listed in Paragraph (B)(vii), (ix), (x), (xi), or (xii)
  of this subdivision, or a crime of violence;
                     (D)  acquired with proceeds gained from the
  commission of a felony listed in Paragraph (A) or (B) of this
  subdivision, a misdemeanor listed in Paragraph (B)(vii), (ix), (x),
  (xi), or (xii) of this subdivision, or a crime of violence;
                     (E)  used to facilitate or intended to be used to
  facilitate the commission of a felony under Section 15.031 or
  Chapter 43, Penal Code; or
                     (F)  used to facilitate or intended to be used to
  facilitate the commission of an offense under Section 20.05, 20.06,
  or 20.07 or Chapter 20A, Penal Code.
         SECTION 4.  Section 71.02(a), Penal Code, is amended to read
  as follows:
         (a)  A person commits an offense if, with the intent to
  establish, maintain, or participate in a combination or in the
  profits of a combination or as a member of a criminal street gang,
  the person commits or conspires to commit one or more of the
  following:
               (1)  murder, capital murder, arson, aggravated
  robbery, robbery, burglary, theft, aggravated kidnapping,
  kidnapping, aggravated assault, aggravated sexual assault, sexual
  assault, continuous sexual abuse of young child or children,
  solicitation of a minor, forgery, deadly conduct, assault
  punishable as a Class A misdemeanor, burglary of a motor vehicle, or
  unauthorized use of a motor vehicle;
               (2)  any gambling offense punishable as a Class A
  misdemeanor;
               (3)  promotion of prostitution, aggravated promotion
  of prostitution, or compelling prostitution;
               (4)  unlawful manufacture, transportation, repair, or
  sale of firearms or prohibited weapons;
               (5)  unlawful manufacture, delivery, dispensation, or
  distribution of a controlled substance or dangerous drug, or
  unlawful possession of a controlled substance or dangerous drug
  through forgery, fraud, misrepresentation, or deception;
               (5-a)  causing the unlawful delivery, dispensation, or
  distribution of a controlled substance or dangerous drug in
  violation of Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code;
               (6)  any unlawful wholesale promotion or possession of
  any obscene material or obscene device with the intent to wholesale
  promote the same;
               (7)  any offense under Subchapter B, Chapter 43,
  depicting or involving conduct by or directed toward a child
  younger than 18 years of age;
               (8)  any felony offense under Chapter 32;
               (9)  any offense under Chapter 36;
               (10)  any offense under Chapter 34, 35, or 35A;
               (11)  any offense under Section 37.11(a);
               (12)  any offense under Chapter 20A;  
               (13)  any offense under Section 37.10;
               (14)  any offense under Section 38.06, 38.07, 38.09, or
  38.11;
               (15)  any offense under Section 42.10;
               (16)  any offense under Section 46.06(a) [46.06(a)(1)]
  or 46.14;
               (17)  any offense under Section 20.05 or 20.06;
               (18)  any offense under Section 16.02; or
               (19)  any offense classified as a felony under the Tax
  Code.
         SECTION 5.  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 6.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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