79R10623 UM-F


By:  Isett                                                        H.B. No. 1038

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1038:                                   

By:  Frost                                                    C.S.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.