87R1393 ADM-D     By: Meza H.B. No. 185       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to creating the criminal offense of failure to safely   store a firearm.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 46, Penal Code, is amended by adding   Section 46.131 to read as follows:          Sec. 46.131.  FAILURE TO SAFELY STORE FIREARM. (a)  In this   section:                (1)  "Readily dischargeable firearm" has the meaning   assigned by Section 46.13.                (2)  "Secure firearm storage device" means a gun safe,   gun case, gun cabinet, or other device that is similarly designed to   be:                      (A)  used to store a firearm; and                      (B)  unlocked only by use of a key or combination   or by other similar means.          (b)  A person commits an offense if the person stores a   readily dischargeable firearm owned by the person in a place other   than a secure firearm storage device that is locked.          (c)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.          (d)  If conduct constituting an offense under this section   also constitutes an offense under another law, the actor may be   prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.