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House Bill 485 |
House Author: Davis, Sarah et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-13 |
Senate Sponsor: Whitmire |
Previous law required the Department of Public Safety to reduce by 50 percent any fee required for the issuance of an original or renewed concealed handgun license to an applicant who is an honorably discharged veteran. House Bill 485 amends the Government Code to remove that requirement and to instead establish a $25 fixed fee for the issuance of such a license to such a veteran. The bill extends this $25 fixed fee for an original or renewed concealed handgun license to an applicant who is a correctional officer of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The bill makes state law regarding the issuance of a concealed handgun license to peace officers apply regardless of whether the officer is employed full-time by a law enforcement agency and expands the applicability of that law to include a member of the Texas military forces, excluding Texas State Guard members who are serving in the Texas Legislature.