Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 3784	House Author:  Holland et al.
Effective:  9-1-17	Senate Sponsor:  Taylor, Van et al.

            House Bill 3784 amends the Government Code to provide for the certification of, and authorization for, qualified online course providers to offer the classroom part of the handgun proficiency course required for licensure and administer the associated written exams. The bill revises the license to carry a handgun requirements that exempt a current or honorably discharged member of the federal armed forces or Texas military forces from the requirement to take the range instruction part of a handgun proficiency course by extending the relevant period during which the person completed a range qualification process for firearm usage as part of military service from the five years preceding the application for a license to the 10 years preceding the application. The bill exempts a peace officer who complies with all other applicable requirements for a license to carry a handgun from the requirement to complete a handgun proficiency course and exempts a county jailer or state correctional officer who complies with all other applicable requirements for a license to carry a handgun from the requirement to complete the range instruction part of a handgun proficiency course if the Department of Public Safety is satisfied with the applicant's handgun proficiency. The bill waives all fees required for a license to carry a handgun for a county jailer or state correctional officer.