Amend CSHB 2909 by adding the following sections and renumbering all sections accordingly: SECTION 1. Amend Section 1(4) and add a new Section 1(5), Article 4413(29ee), Revised Statutes, to read as follows: (4) Except as provided in subsection 1(5),"Convicted" means an adjudication of guilt or an order of deferred adjudication entered against a person by a court of competent jurisdiction whether or not: (A) the imposition of the sentence is subsequently probated and the person is discharged from community supervision; or (B) the person is pardoned for the offense, unless the pardon is expressly granted for subsequent proof of innocence. (5) A person shall not be considered convicted within the meaning of this Article if the person was pardoned or the imposition of sentence was subsequently probated, the offense charged did not involve violence, and the pardon or discharge of terms of any probation or deferred adjudication occurred more than 25 years before application for the license. SECTION 2. Renumber existing Section 1(5), Article 4413(29ee), Revised Statutes and all subsequent subsections after Section 1 accordingly.