By: Thompson of Harris H.B. No. 798 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 798By: Watson By: Watson

(In the Senate - Received from the House April 29, 2013; April 30, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Business and Commerce; May 9, 2013, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 9, 2013, sent to printer.)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to certain actions taken by certain licensing authorities regarding a license holder or applicant who has been convicted of a Class C misdemeanor.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 53.021, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:

(a-1) Subsection (a) does not apply to a person who has been convicted only of an offense punishable as a Class C misdemeanor unless:

(1) the person is an applicant for or the holder of a license that authorizes the person to possess a firearm; and

(2) the offense for which the person was convicted is a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence as that term is defined by 18 U.S.C. Section 921.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to an application for, or a disciplinary proceeding regarding, a license or other authorization that is pending with a licensing authority on the effective date of this Act or an application filed or a disciplinary proceeding commenced on or after that date.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.

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