89R4476 AJZ-D     By: Moody H.B. No. 877       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to prohibiting the transfer of certain firearm magazines   to certain recipients; creating a criminal offense.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 46.06, Penal Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as   follows:          (a)  A person commits an offense if the person:                (1)  sells, rents, leases, loans, or gives a handgun to   any person knowing that the person to whom the handgun is to be   delivered intends to use it unlawfully or in the commission of an   unlawful act;                (2)  intentionally or knowingly sells, rents, leases,   or gives or offers to sell, rent, lease, or give to any child   younger than 18 years of age any firearm, club, or   location-restricted knife;                (3)  intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly sells a   firearm or ammunition for a firearm to any person who is   intoxicated;                (4)  knowingly sells a firearm or ammunition for a   firearm to any person who has been convicted of a felony before the   fifth anniversary of the later of the following dates:                      (A)  the person's release from confinement   following conviction of the felony; or                      (B)  the person's release from supervision under   community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision following   conviction of the felony;                (5)  sells, rents, leases, loans, or gives a handgun to   any person knowing that an active protective order is directed to   the person to whom the handgun is to be delivered;                (6)  knowingly purchases, rents, leases, or receives as   a loan or gift from another a handgun while an active protective   order is directed to the actor; [or]                (7)  while prohibited from possessing a firearm under   state or federal law, knowingly makes a material false statement on   a form that is:                      (A)  required by state or federal law for the   purchase, sale, or other transfer of a firearm; and                      (B)  submitted to a firearms dealer licensed under   18 U.S.C. Section 923; or                (8)  knowingly purchases a magazine or knowingly   receives a magazine as a loan or gift from another while the actor   is prohibited from possessing under state or federal law the type of   firearm for which the magazine is designed or made.          (e)  Any information collected by a seller incidental to a   sale described by Subsection (a)(8) may not be transmitted, used,   or preserved for the purpose of a registry or other database of   information relating to firearm owners, firearms, or magazines.   This subsection does not apply to the transmission, use, or   preservation of report information for inclusion in the following   databases:                (1)  the National Instant Criminal Background Check   System; and                (2)  a database maintained by the Texas Crime   Information Center or the National Crime Information Center.          SECTION 2.  Section 46.06(b), Penal Code, is amended by   adding Subdivision (3) to read as follows:                (3)  "Magazine" means a detachable ammunition feeding   device.          SECTION 3.  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 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.