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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the unlawful possession of a firearm by persons placed |
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on deferred adjudication community supervision for certain felony |
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offenses; creating a criminal offense. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 46.04, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) A person who has been placed on deferred adjudication |
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community supervision for a felony listed in Article 42A.054(a), |
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Code of Criminal Procedure, commits an offense if the person |
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possesses a firearm during the person's period of supervision. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a |
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person on deferred adjudication community supervision on or after |
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the effective date of this Act, regardless of whether the person was |
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placed on deferred adjudication community supervision before, on, |
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or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |