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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain procedures required for the denial of certain |
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applications for a license to carry a handgun. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 411.1765 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.1765. NOTICE BASED ON MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD |
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RECOMMENDATION TO DENY APPLICATION. (a) This section applies only |
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to a recommendation for a denial of an application for an original |
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or renewal license to carry a handgun that: |
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(1) is made to the department by a medical advisory |
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board panel convened under Section 12.095, Health and Safety Code; |
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and |
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(2) relates to an applicant's eligibility for a |
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license to carry a handgun as described by Section 411.172(a)(7). |
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(b) The department may not deny an application for the |
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issuance of an original or renewal license to carry a handgun based |
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on a recommendation to which this section applies, unless the |
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department first provides the applicant with: |
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(1) a written notice that specifically states the |
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reason underlying the recommendation for denial; and |
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(2) a period of not less than 30 days in which the |
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applicant may provide additional written materials to the |
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department to supplement or clarify the applicant's application |
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submitted under this subchapter. |
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(c) The department shall forward any materials received in |
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the period described by Subsection (b)(2) to the medical advisory |
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board panel that made the recommendation for denial. After |
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reviewing the additional written materials, each panel member shall |
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submit an additional written report to the department stating the |
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panel member's opinion as to the ability of the applicant to |
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exercise sound judgment with respect to the proper use and storage |
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of a handgun. |
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(d) After the medical advisory board panel submits the |
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additional written reports under Subsection (c), the department |
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shall review the application and determine whether to issue an |
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original or renewal license to carry a handgun or to deny the |
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application. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an application for the issuance of an original or renewal license to |
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carry a handgun submitted on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. An application submitted before the effective date of this Act |
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is 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, 2025. |