By Jones of Dallas H.B. No. 794 74R1894 DAK-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the suspension or denial of a driver's license or 1-3 permit to certain children who use or possess a firearm. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 54, Family Code, is amended by adding 1-6 Section 54.0421 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 54.0421. LICENSE SUSPENSION OR DENIAL FOR USE OR 1-8 POSSESSION OF FIREARM. (a) In this section, "firearm" has the 1-9 meaning assigned by Section 46.01, Penal Code. 1-10 (b) A juvenile court, in a disposition hearing under Section 1-11 54.04, shall order the Department of Public Safety to suspend a 1-12 child's driver's license or permit or, if the child does not have a 1-13 license or permit, to deny the issuance of a license or permit to 1-14 the child if the court finds that the child: 1-15 (1) has engaged in conduct that violates a penal law 1-16 prohibiting the possession or use of a firearm; or 1-17 (2) used or exhibited a firearm while engaging in 1-18 conduct in need of supervision or delinquent conduct. 1-19 (c) The order shall specify a period of suspension or denial 1-20 that is until the child reaches the age of 18 or for two years, 1-21 whichever is longer. 1-22 SECTION 2. (a) This Act takes effect September 1, 1995, and 1-23 applies only to conduct that occurs on or after that date. Conduct 1-24 violating a penal law of this state, delinquent conduct, or conduct 2-1 indicating a need for supervision occurs on or after the effective 2-2 date of this Act if every element of the conduct occurs on or after 2-3 that date. 2-4 (b) Conduct that occurs before the effective date of this 2-5 Act is governed by the law in effect at the time the conduct 2-6 occurred, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. 2-7 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-8 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-9 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-10 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-11 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.