S.B.�No.�1188
AN ACT
relating to the interstate purchase of certain firearms.
�������BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
�������SECTION�1.��Section 46.07, Penal Code, is amended to read as
follows:
�������Sec.�46.07.��INTERSTATE PURCHASE. A resident of this state
may, if not otherwise precluded by law, purchase firearms,
ammunition, reloading components, or firearm accessories in
another state [contiguous states]. This authorization is enacted
in conformance with 18 U.S.C.�Section 922(b)(3)(A)[, Public Law
90-618, 90th Congress].
�������SECTION�2.��This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.��If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
______________________________ ______________________________
���President of the Senate Speaker of the House�����
�������I hereby certify that S.B.�No.�1188 passed the Senate on
April 23, 2009, by the following vote:��Yeas�29, Nays�0.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate����
�������I hereby certify that S.B.�No.�1188 passed the House on
May�18, 2009, by the following vote:��Yeas�134, Nays�1, one present
not voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House���
Approved:
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����������Governor