By Isett, Driver, Wilson, Hupp H.B. No. 1236
77R3621 JAT-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to certain reduced fees for a license to carry a concealed
1-3 handgun.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 411.195, Government Code, is amended to
1-6 read as follows:
1-7 Sec. 411.195. REDUCTION OF FEES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS.
1-8 Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the
1-9 department shall reduce by 50 percent any fee required for the
1-10 issuance of an original, duplicate, [or] modified, or renewed
1-11 license under this subchapter if the applicant for the license is
1-12 60 years of age or older.
1-13 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and
1-14 applies only to a renewal that occurs on or after that date. A
1-15 renewal that occurs before the effective date of this Act is
1-16 covered by the law in effect on the date of the renewal, and the
1-17 former law is continued in effect for that purpose.