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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation or taxation of firearms, air guns, |
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knives, or ammunition by a municipality or county. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 229.001, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, including Section 43.002 |
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of this code and Chapter 251, Agriculture Code, a municipality may |
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not adopt or enforce regulations relating to: |
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(1) the transfer, sale, purchase, private ownership, |
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keeping, transportation, manufacture, licensing, or registration |
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of firearms, air guns, knives, ammunition, or firearm or air gun |
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supplies; or |
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(2) the discharge of a firearm or air gun at a sport |
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shooting range. |
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(a-1) A municipality may not impose a tax on firearms, air |
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guns, knives, ammunition, or firearm or air gun supplies, other |
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than a tax authorized by state law. |
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SECTION 2. Section 236.002, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, including Chapter 251, |
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Agriculture Code, a county may not adopt or enforce regulations |
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relating to: |
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(1) the transfer, sale, purchase, private ownership, |
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keeping, transportation, manufacture, licensing, or registration |
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of firearms, air guns, knives, ammunition, or firearm or air gun |
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supplies; or |
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(2) the discharge of a firearm or air gun at a sport |
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shooting range. |
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(a-1) A county may not impose a tax on firearms, air guns, |
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knives, ammunition, or firearm or air gun supplies, other than a tax |
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authorized by state law. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |