H.B. No. 913

	AN ACT
	relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of the
	possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of certain
	prohibited explosive weapons.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 46.01, Penal Code, is amended by adding
	Subdivision (18) to read as follows:
	(18)  "Improvised explosive device" means a completed
	and operational bomb designed to cause serious bodily injury,
	death, or substantial property damage that is fabricated in an
	improvised manner using nonmilitary components. The term does not
	include:
	(A)  unassembled components that can be legally
	purchased and possessed without a license, permit, or other
	governmental approval; or
	(B)  an exploding target that is used for firearms
	practice, sold in kit form, and contains the components of a binary
	explosive.
	SECTION 2.  Sections 46.05(a) and (e), Penal Code, are
	amended to read as follows:
	(a)  A person commits an offense if the person intentionally
	or knowingly possesses, manufactures, transports, repairs, or
	sells:
	(1)  any of the following items, unless the item is
	registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer
	Record maintained by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
	Explosives or classified as a curio or relic by the United States
	Department of Justice:
	(A)  an explosive weapon;
	(B)  a machine gun;
	(C)  a short-barrel firearm; or
	(D)  a firearm silencer;
	(2)  knuckles;
	(3)  armor-piercing ammunition;
	(4)  a chemical dispensing device;
	(5)  a zip gun; [or]
	(6)  a tire deflation device; or
	(7)  an improvised explosive device.
	(e)  An offense under Subsection (a)(1), (3), (4), [or] (5),
	or (7) is a felony of the third degree. An offense under Subsection
	(a)(6) is a state jail felony. An offense under Subsection (a)(2)
	is a Class A 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, 2017.
	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 913 was passed by the House on May 3,
	2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 137, Nays 9, 2 present, not
	voting.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 913 was passed by the Senate on May
	24, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED:  _____________________
	Date
	_____________________
	Governor