FIFTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION

February 14, 2019

SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT number ___2__ to SENATE BILL 8, as amended

Amendment sponsored by Senator Joseph Cervantes

    1. On page 1, line 22, strike the period and insert in lieu thereof ", subject to the following:

             (1) if the buyer of a firearm is not a natural person, then each natural person who is authorized by the buyer to possess the firearm after the sale shall undergo a federal instant background check before taking possession of the firearm;

             (2) a prospective firearm seller who does not hold a current and valid federal firearms license issued pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 923(a) shall arrange for a person who does hold that license to conduct the federal instant background check. A federal firearms licensee shall not unreasonably refuse to perform a background check pursuant to this paragraph; and

             (3) a person who holds a current and valid federal firearms license issued pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 923(a) may charge a fee not to exceed thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for conducting a background check pursuant to this section.".

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                                    Joseph Cervantes

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