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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the prosecution of the criminal offenses of firearm and |
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ammunition smuggling and terrorism. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 46.14, Penal Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 46.14. FIREARM AND AMMUNITION SMUGGLING. |
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SECTION 2. Section 46.14(a), Penal Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly |
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engages in the business of transporting or transferring a firearm |
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or ammunition for a firearm that the person knows was acquired in |
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violation of the laws of any state or of the United States. For |
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purposes of this subsection, a person is considered to engage in the |
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business of transporting or transferring a firearm or ammunition |
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for a firearm if the person engages in that conduct: |
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(1) on more than one occasion; or |
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(2) for profit or any other form of remuneration. |
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SECTION 3. Section 76.02(a), Penal Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person: |
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(1) commits or conspires to commit an offense under: |
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(A) Chapter 16; |
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(B) Chapter 19; |
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(C) [(B)] Section 20.02; |
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(D) [(C)] Section 20.03; |
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(E) Section 20.04; |
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(F) Section 20.05; |
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(G) Section 20.06; |
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(H) [(D)] Section 20A.02; |
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(I) [(E)] Section 22.02; |
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(J) [(F)] Section 22.021; |
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(K) [(G)] Section 22.05, if punishable as a |
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felony; |
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(L) [(H)] Section 22.07, if punishable as a |
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felony; |
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(M) [(I)] Section 22.09; |
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(N) Section 22.11; |
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(O) [(J)] Section 28.02; |
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(P) Section 28.03; |
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(Q) [(K)] Section 28.07, if punishable as a |
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felony; |
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(R) [(L)] Section 29.03; |
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(S) Section 30.05; |
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(T) Section 32.43; |
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(U) Section 32.51; |
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(V) Section 33.02; |
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(W) Chapter 33A; |
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(X) Section 37.11; |
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(Y) Section 37.12; |
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(Z) Section 38.05; |
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(AA) Section 38.14; |
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(BB) [(M)] Section 38.152, if punishable as a |
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felony; [or] |
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(CC) Section 42.062; |
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(DD) Section 42.14; |
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(EE) Section 46.05; |
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(FF) [(N)] Section 46.08; |
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(GG) Section 46.09; |
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(HH) Section 46.14; |
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(II) Section 50.02; or |
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(JJ) Section 71.02; and |
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: Penal Code 46.14, Penal Code 76.02 (Penal Code 76, Penal Code 46)
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