88(R) HB 4843 - Introduced version

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of unlawful possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a felony.



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of
	unlawful possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a felony.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 46.04(e), Penal Code, is amended to read
	as follows:
	(e) An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony of the
	second [~~third~~] degree with a minimum term of imprisonment of 10
	years. An offense under Subsection (a-1), (b), or (c) is a Class A
	misdemeanor.
	SECTION 2. 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 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.

88(R) HB 4843 - Introduced version - Bill Text