88R11083 MZM-D     By: Martinez Fischer H.B. No. 4124       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the prosecution of the offenses of terroristic threat   and unlawful possession of a firearm; creating a criminal offense.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 22.07, Penal Code, is amended by adding   Subsections (a-1) and (e-1) to read as follows:          (a-1)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly   sends a written message, including a text message, e-mail, social   media post, or other similar communication, to another:                (1)  in which the actor threatens to cause bodily   injury to another person, including a threat to commit a mass   shooting or other act of terrorism; and                (2)  that would cause a reasonable person to fear that   the actor might cause bodily injury to another.          (e-1)  An offense under Subsection (a-1) is a Class A   misdemeanor.          SECTION 2.  Section 46.04(b), Penal Code, is amended to read   as follows:          (b)  A person who has been convicted of an offense under   Section 22.01, punishable as a Class A misdemeanor and involving a   member of the person's family or household, or an offense under   Section 22.07(a-1), commits an offense if the person possesses a   firearm before the fifth anniversary of the later of:                (1)  the date of the person's release from confinement   following conviction of an offense described by this subsection   [the misdemeanor]; or                (2)  the date of the person's release from community   supervision following conviction of an offense described by this   subsection [the misdemeanor].          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, 2023.