89R4707 JCG-D     By: Meza H.B. No. 226       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to creating the criminal offense of the manufacture of a   firearm without a federal license.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 46, Penal Code, is amended by adding   Section 46.051 to read as follows:          Sec. 46.051.  MANUFACTURE OF FIREARM WITHOUT FEDERAL LICENSE   PROHIBITED. (a) A person who does not hold a federal license to   manufacture firearms under 18 U.S.C. Section 923 commits an offense   if the person intentionally or knowingly manufactures a firearm.          (b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.          (c)  If conduct that constitutes an offense under this   section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor   may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.