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By:  Rose                                                         H.B. No. 70 



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the requirements for renewal of a concealed handgun 
license.    
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 411.185, Government Code, is amended by 
adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
	(e)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, 
a veteran may not be required to complete the range instruction 
portion of a handgun proficiency course to renew a concealed 
handgun license issued under this subchapter. In this subsection, 
"veteran" means an individual who served in:
		(1)  the army, navy, air force, coast guard, or marine 
corps of the United States; or
		(2)  an auxiliary service of one of those branches of 
the armed forces.
	SECTION 2.  (a)  This Act takes effect immediately if it 
receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each 
house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  
If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate 
effect, this Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of 
the legislative session.
	(b)  The change in law made by this Act applies to an 
application for renewal of a concealed handgun license submitted to 
the Department of Public Safety on or after the effective date of 
this Act.  An application for renewal that is submitted to the 
Department of Public Safety before the effective date of this Act is 
covered by the law in effect when the application was submitted, and 
the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.