83R2547 SLB-D
 
  By: Flynn H.B. No. 263
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to combination resident hunting and fishing licenses for
  military personnel.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 50.001, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
  amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
         (c-1)  The commission shall waive the fee for a combination
  resident hunting and fishing license for a qualified disabled
  veteran as defined by Section 42.012 or a resident who holds a valid
  military identification card and is on active duty in the United
  States military forces or is actively participating in the Texas
  Army National Guard, the Texas Air National Guard, or the Texas
  State Guard under the rules established by the adjutant general of
  the state military forces. For the purposes of this section, a
  valid military identification card issued by the Texas Army
  National Guard, the Texas Air National Guard, or the Texas State
  Guard is sufficient to establish residency in this state. This
  subsection does not apply to a person who is retired from the
  military or the dependent of military personnel unless the person
  otherwise qualifies as provided by this subsection.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2013.