The bill, H.B. No. 479, introduces new requirements for licensed firearms dealers in Texas regarding the reporting of multiple sales or transfers of rifles. Specifically, it mandates that dealers report any sale or transfer of two or more rifles to the same individual, other than another licensed dealer, either on a single occasion or within a five-day period. The reports must be submitted to the Department of Public Safety, and if the transactions occur within a municipality, to the local police department, or to the county sheriff if they occur outside municipal boundaries. This new section is added as Chapter 205 to the Business & Commerce Code.

Additionally, the bill establishes a criminal offense for licensed firearms dealers who fail to comply with the reporting requirements, classifying such violations as a Class A misdemeanor. The Department of Public Safety is tasked with developing the reporting form by September 1, 2025, and the law will only apply to sales or transfers occurring on or after the effective date of the Act, which is also set for September 1, 2025.

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