79R2755 UM-D
By: Rose H.B. No. 685
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the requirements that apply to certain armed forces
personnel who apply 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 Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows:
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter,
a person may not be required to complete the range instruction
portion of a handgun proficiency course to renew a concealed
handgun license issued under this chapter if the person:
(1) is currently serving in or is honorably discharged
from the army, navy, air force, coast guard, or marine corps of the
United States or an auxiliary service of one of those branches of
the armed forces; and
(2) has, within the five years preceding the date of
application for renewal, completed a course of training in handgun
proficiency or familiarization as part of the person's service with
the armed forces.
(f) The director by rule shall adopt a procedure by which a
license holder who is exempt under Subsection (e) from the range
instruction portion of the handgun proficiency requirement may
submit a form demonstrating the license holder's qualification for
an exemption under that subsection. The form must provide
sufficient information to allow the department to verify whether
the license holder qualifies for the exemption.
SECTION 2. 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.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.