By:  Deshotel                                                     H.B. No. 169


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to exempting certain individuals from general fishing license fees. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 46.004(b) and (c), Parks and Wildlife Code, are amended to read as follows: (b) The commission may establish a lower fee or waive the fee or license requirement for: (1) a resident who has a general commercial fisherman's license of this state; (2) a resident who is blind as defined by Section 94.001, Human Resources Code; (3) a [resident or] nonresident who is under 17 years old; or (4) a [resident or] nonresident who is 65 years old or over. (c) The commission shall waive the fee for: (1) a resident who is under 17 years old; (2) a resident who is 65 years old or older; and (3) a qualified disabled veteran as defined by Section 42.012. SECTION 2. 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 September 1, 2003.