89R4995 JSC-D     By: Rosenthal H.B. No. 1599       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a handgun safety course required for the transfer of a   handgun.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subchapter H-1 to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER H-1. HANDGUN SAFETY          Sec. 411.221.  DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:                (1)  "Handgun" has the meaning assigned by Section   46.01, Penal Code.                (2)  "Qualified handgun instructor" has the meaning   assigned by Section 411.171.          Sec. 411.222.  HANDGUN SAFETY COURSE. (a) The director by   rule shall establish minimum standards for a handgun safety course   that a person may complete to receive a certificate of completion   from the department under this section. The course must be   administered by a qualified handgun instructor.          (b)  The department shall issue a certificate of completion   to a person who completes the handgun safety course under   Subsection (a).          (c)  A person is responsible for paying to the course   provider the costs of a handgun safety course under this section.          SECTION 2.  Section 46.06(a), Penal Code, is amended 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)  sells, rents, leases, loans, or gives a handgun to   any person without first verifying that the person possesses a   certificate of completion issued by the Department of Public Safety   under Section 411.222, Government Code.          SECTION 3.  The public safety director of the Department of   Public Safety shall adopt the rules necessary to implement Section   411.222, Government Code, as added by this Act, not later than   December 1, 2025.          SECTION 4.  Section 46.06(a), Penal Code, as amended by this   Act, applies only to an offense committed on or after January 1,   2026. An offense committed before January 1, 2026, 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 January 1, 2026, if   any element of the offense occurred before that date.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.