Relating to the provision of information regarding firearm violence and suicide prevention.
https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03534I.htm
| 88R6100 MZM-D | ||
| By: Morales Shaw | H.B. No. 3534 | |
|
|
||
|
|
||
| relating to the provision of information regarding firearm violence | ||
| and suicide prevention. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 411.185(d), Government Code, is amended | ||
| to read as follows: | ||
| (d) Not later than the 60th day before the expiration date | ||
| of the license, the department shall mail to each license holder a | ||
| written notice of the expiration of the license, a renewal | ||
| application form, [ |
||
| Subsection (c), and the brochure described by Section 411.222(a). | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 411.188(b), Government Code, is amended | ||
| to read as follows: | ||
| (b) Only qualified handgun instructors may administer the | ||
| range instruction part of the handgun proficiency course. A | ||
| qualified handgun instructor or approved online course provider may | ||
| administer the classroom instruction part of the handgun | ||
| proficiency course. The classroom instruction part of the course | ||
| must include not less than four hours and not more than six hours of | ||
| instruction on: | ||
| (1) the laws that relate to weapons and to the use of | ||
| deadly force; | ||
| (2) handgun use and safety, including use of restraint | ||
| holsters and methods to ensure the secure carrying of openly | ||
| carried handguns; | ||
| (3) nonviolent dispute resolution; [ |
||
| (4) proper storage practices for handguns with an | ||
| emphasis on storage practices that eliminate the possibility of | ||
| accidental injury to a child; and | ||
| (5) the information covered in the brochure described | ||
| by Section 411.222(a). | ||
| SECTION 3. Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subchapter H-1 to read as follows: | ||
| SUBCHAPTER H-1. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN FIREARM TRANSFERS | ||
| Sec. 411.221. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "licensed | ||
| firearms dealer" means a person who is licensed as a firearms dealer | ||
| under 18 U.S.C. Section 923. | ||
| Sec. 411.222. FIREARM VIOLENCE AND SUICIDE PREVENTION | ||
| INFORMATION. (a) The department shall post on the department's | ||
| Internet website a printable brochure, developed in cooperation | ||
| with the Health and Human Services Commission, that includes the | ||
| following firearm violence and suicide prevention information: | ||
| (1) information regarding: | ||
| (A) statistics regarding victims of firearm | ||
| violence; | ||
| (B) the warning signs that a person is at risk of | ||
| suicide; | ||
| (C) suicide prevention; and | ||
| (D) state agencies that provide mental health and | ||
| suicide prevention services; and | ||
| (2) the phone number for the 988 Suicide & Crisis | ||
| Lifeline. | ||
| (b) Not later than October 1 of each year, the department | ||
| shall update the brochure required by Subsection (a). | ||
| Sec. 411.223. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN FIREARM TRANSFERS. | ||
| (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a licensed firearms | ||
| dealer may not sell or transfer a firearm to another person unless, | ||
| at the time of the sale or transfer, the dealer provides a copy of | ||
| the brochure described by Section 411.222(a) to the person to whom | ||
| the firearm is being sold or transferred. The dealer may provide | ||
| the brochure to the transferee in hard copy or electronic form. | ||
| (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to sale or transfer of a | ||
| firearm if the transferee presents a valid license to carry a | ||
| handgun issued under Subchapter H. | ||
| SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
