85R2074 MAW-D     By: Anchia H.B. No. 4037       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 any firearm, club, or illegal 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.  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; or                (18)  any offense classified as a felony under the Tax   Code.          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, 2017.