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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an application made by certain retired state and |
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federal officers to obtain a license to carry a handgun; waiving a |
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fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 411.199(d), (f), and (g), Government |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(d) The department shall waive any fee required [An
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applicant under this section must pay a fee of $25] for a license |
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issued under this subchapter to an applicant under this section. |
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(f) A license issued under this subchapter to an applicant |
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under this section expires as provided by Section 411.183. |
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(g) A retired officer of the United States who was eligible |
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to carry a firearm in the discharge of the officer's official duties |
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is eligible to apply under this section for a license issued under |
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this subchapter [section]. An applicant described by this |
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subsection may submit the application at any time after retirement. |
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The applicant shall submit with the application proper proof of |
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retired status by presenting the following documents prepared by |
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the agency from which the applicant retired: |
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(1) retirement credentials; and |
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(2) a letter from the agency head stating the |
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applicant retired in good standing. |
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SECTION 2. Section 411.199, Government Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to an application for a license to carry a |
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handgun submitted on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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application submitted before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the application was |
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submitted, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |