By: Isett (Senate Sponsor - Brimer) H.B. No. 1038
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 28, 2005;
April 29, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on
Criminal Justice; May 19, 2005, reported adversely, with favorable
Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0;
May 19, 2005, sent to printer.)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1038 By: Williams
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 411.195, 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 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 2. This Act applies only to a renewal that occurs on
or after the effective date of this Act. A renewal that occurs
before the effective date of this Act is covered by the law in
effect on the date of the renewal, and the former law is continued
in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.
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