79R10623 UM-F
By: Isett H.B. No. 1038
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain reduced fees for a license to carry a concealed
handgun.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 411.174(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) An applicant for a license to carry a concealed handgun
must submit to the director's designee described by Section
411.176:
(1) a completed application on a form provided by the
department that requires only the information listed in Subsection
(b);
(2) two recent color passport photographs of the
applicant;
(3) a certified copy of the applicant's birth
certificate or certified proof of age;
(4) proof of residency in this state;
(5) two complete sets of legible and classifiable
fingerprints of the applicant taken by a person appropriately
trained in recording fingerprints who is employed by a law
enforcement agency or by a private entity designated by a law
enforcement agency as an entity qualified to take fingerprints of
an applicant for a license under this subchapter;
(6) a nonrefundable application and license fee of
$100 [$140] paid to the department;
(7) a handgun proficiency certificate described by
Section 411.189;
(8) an affidavit signed by the applicant stating that
the applicant:
(A) has read and understands each provision of
this subchapter that creates an offense under the laws of this state
and each provision of the laws of this state related to use of
deadly force; and
(B) fulfills all the eligibility requirements
listed under Section 411.172; and
(9) a form executed by the applicant that authorizes
the director to make an inquiry into any noncriminal history
records that are necessary to determine the applicant's eligibility
for a license under Section 411.172(a).
SECTION 2. Section 411.185(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) To renew a license, a license holder must:
(1) complete a continuing education course in handgun
proficiency under Section 411.188(c) not more than six months
before the date of application for renewal;
(2) obtain a handgun proficiency certificate under
Section 411.189 not more than six months before the date of
application for renewal; and
(3) submit to the department:
(A) an application for renewal on a form provided
by the department;
(B) a copy of the handgun proficiency
certificate;
(C) payment of a nonrefundable renewal fee of $50
[as set by the department]; and
(D) two recent color passport photographs of the
applicant.
SECTION 3. Section 411.195, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 411.195. REDUCTION OF FEES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the
department shall reduce by 30 [50] percent any fee required for the
issuance of an original, duplicate, [or] modified, or renewed
license under this subchapter if the applicant for the license is 60
years of age or older.
SECTION 4. This Act applies only to an application
submitted or a renewal that occurs on or after the effective date of
this Act. An application submitted or a renewal that occurs before
the effective date of this Act is covered by the law in effect on the
date of the application or renewal, and the former law is continued
in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.