89R4710 CJD-D     By: Meza H.B. No. 1270       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the unlawful possession of a firearm by persons   convicted of certain misdemeanor offenses in this state.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 46.04(b) and (d), Penal Code, are   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 of a violent   misdemeanor 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 the misdemeanor; or                (2)  the date of the person's release from community   supervision following conviction of the misdemeanor.          (d)  In this section:                (1)  "Family,"[, "family,"] "household," and "member   of a household" have the meanings assigned by Chapter 71, Family   Code.                (2)  "Violent misdemeanor" means an offense under the   laws of this state that is punishable as a misdemeanor and that has   as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of force   against any person.          SECTION 2.  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 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.