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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to exempting certain federal judges from certain |
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procedural requirements for obtaining or renewing a concealed |
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handgun license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subdivision (1), Subsection (a), Section |
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411.201, Government Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(1) "Active judicial officer" means: |
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(A) a person serving as a judge or justice of the |
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supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, a court of appeals, a |
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district court, a criminal district court, a constitutional county |
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court, a statutory county court, a justice court, or a municipal |
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court; or |
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(B) a federal judge who is a resident of this |
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state. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |