By Wise                                                H.B. No. 118
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the concealed handgun license fee paid by members of
 1-3     state military forces.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is
 1-6     amended by adding Section 411.1992 to read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 411.1992.  MEMBERS OF STATE MILITARY FORCES. (a)  A
 1-8     person who is a member of the state military forces as defined by
 1-9     Section 431.001 may apply for a license under this subchapter.  The
1-10     applicant shall submit to the department two complete sets of
1-11     legible and classifiable fingerprints and a sworn statement of the
1-12     commanding officer of the applicant's unit. The commanding officer
1-13     may not refuse to issue a statement under this subsection.  If the
1-14     applicant alleges that the statement is untrue, the department
1-15     shall investigate the validity of the statement.  The statement
1-16     must include:
1-17                 (1)  the name and rank of the applicant;
1-18                 (2)  whether the applicant has been accused of
1-19     misconduct at any time during the applicant's period of membership
1-20     in the state military forces and the disposition of that
1-21     accusation;
1-22                 (3)  a description of the physical and mental condition
1-23     of the applicant;
1-24                 (4)  a list of the types of weapons the applicant has
 2-1     demonstrated proficiency with during the preceding year; and
 2-2                 (5)  a recommendation from the commanding officer that
 2-3     a license be issued to the applicant under this subchapter.
 2-4           (b)  The department may issue a license under this subchapter
 2-5     to an applicant under this section if the statement from the
 2-6     commanding officer of the applicant's unit complies with Subsection
 2-7     (a)  and indicates that the applicant is qualified and physically
 2-8     and mentally fit to carry a handgun.
 2-9           (c)  An applicant under this section shall pay a fee of $25
2-10     for a license issued under this subchapter.
2-11           (d)  A license issued under this section expires as provided
2-12     by Section 411.183.
2-13           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a
2-14     vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
2-15     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
2-16     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
2-17     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.