Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 88(R)

Senate Bill 599	Senate Author: Birdwell et al.
Effective: 9-1-23	House Sponsor: Anderson et al.

Senate Bill 599 amends the Government Code to authorize a district or county clerk to obtain a handgun license using the streamlined procedures established for an active judicial officer, contingent on the clerk satisfying all applicable requirements, and to require the Department of Public Safety to waive any fee required for the issuance of an original, duplicate, or renewed handgun license for a district or county clerk. Additionally, an applicable clerk, for purposes of obtaining a handgun license may establish evidence of handgun proficiency by obtaining a sworn statement from an approved handgun proficiency instructor. The bill also amends the Penal Code to exempt such a clerk carrying a handgun with a handgun license from the application of the offenses of unlawful carrying of a weapon and possessing or going with certain weapons in a place where weapons are prohibited.