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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to adding a designation on a person's driver's license or |
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commercial driver's license indicating that the person is licensed |
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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. Section 507.001(b), Business & Commerce Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) This section does not affect: |
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(1) the requirement to display a handgun license under |
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Section 411.205, Government Code[, that a person subject to that |
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section present a driver's license or identification certificate in |
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addition to a concealed handgun license]; or |
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(2) the types of identification required under federal |
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law to access airport premises or pass through airport security. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 411.1795 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.1795. DESIGNATION ON DRIVER'S LICENSE OR |
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COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE. The department shall adopt rules |
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allowing an applicant for an original, duplicate, modified, or |
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renewed license under this subchapter, in addition to being issued |
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an original, duplicate, modified, or renewed license, to elect to |
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include on the person's driver's license or commercial driver's |
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license a designation indicating that the person is licensed under |
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this subchapter. The rules must include procedures to ensure that a |
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person who makes an election under this section: |
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(1) receives a designation on the person's driver's |
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license or commercial driver's license only if the person meets the |
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requirements for issuance of the original, duplicate, modified, or |
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renewed handgun license; and |
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(2) maintains the designation only during the period |
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for which the person is licensed to carry a handgun under this |
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subchapter. |
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SECTION 3. Section 411.205, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.205. REQUIREMENT TO DISPLAY LICENSE. If a license |
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holder is carrying a handgun on or about the license holder's person |
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when a magistrate or a peace officer demands that the license holder |
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display identification, the license holder shall display: |
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(1) either of the following: |
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(A) the license holder's driver's license or |
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commercial driver's license that includes a handgun license |
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designation under Section 521.128 or 522.030, Transportation Code; |
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or |
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(B) both the license holder's driver's license, |
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commercial driver's license, or personal identification |
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certificate issued by the department and the license holder's |
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handgun license; and |
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(2) if the license holder's handgun license bears a |
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protective order designation, a copy of the applicable court order |
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under which the license holder is protected. |
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SECTION 4. Subchapter F, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 521.128 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.128. HANDGUN LICENSE DESIGNATION. The department |
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shall include on each driver's license issued to a person licensed |
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to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government |
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Code, who makes an election under Section 411.1795, Government |
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Code, a designation that shows the person is licensed under that |
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subchapter. The designation must include the person's handgun |
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license number and a statement of the period for which the handgun |
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license is effective. |
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SECTION 5. Section 522.030, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) The department shall include on each commercial |
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driver's license issued to a person licensed to carry a handgun |
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under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, who makes an |
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election under Section 411.1795, Government Code, a designation |
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that shows the person is licensed under that subchapter. The |
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designation must include the person's handgun license number and a |
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statement of the period for which the handgun license is effective. |
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SECTION 6. Not later than December 1, 2025, the Department |
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of Public Safety shall adopt the rules required by Section |
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411.1795, Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 7. (a) Section 411.1795, Government Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to an applicant for an original, |
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duplicate, modified, or renewed license to carry a handgun under |
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Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, as amended by this Act, |
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who submits the application on or after January 1, 2026. |
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(b) The changes in law made by this Act to Chapters 521 and |
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522, Transportation Code, apply only to a driver's license or |
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commercial driver's license issued or renewed under Chapter 521 or |
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522, Transportation Code, on or after January 1, 2026. |
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SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |