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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to decreasing the fee to apply for or renew 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. Section 411.174(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) An applicant for a license to carry a concealed handgun |
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must submit to the director's designee described by Section |
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411.176: |
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(1) a completed application on a form provided by the |
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department that requires only the information listed in Subsection |
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(b); |
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(2) one or more photographs of the applicant that meet |
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the requirements of the department; |
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(3) a certified copy of the applicant's birth |
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certificate or certified proof of age; |
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(4) proof of residency in this state; |
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(5) two complete sets of legible and classifiable |
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fingerprints of the applicant taken by a person appropriately |
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trained in recording fingerprints who is employed by a law |
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enforcement agency or by a private entity designated by a law |
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enforcement agency as an entity qualified to take fingerprints of |
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an applicant for a license under this subchapter; |
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(6) a nonrefundable application and license fee, in an |
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amount not to exceed $95, set by and [of $140] paid to the |
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department; |
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(7) evidence of handgun proficiency, in the form and |
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manner required by the department; |
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(8) an affidavit signed by the applicant stating that |
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the applicant: |
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(A) has read and understands each provision of |
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this subchapter that creates an offense under the laws of this state |
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and each provision of the laws of this state related to use of |
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deadly force; and |
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(B) fulfills all the eligibility requirements |
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listed under Section 411.172; and |
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(9) a form executed by the applicant that authorizes |
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the director to make an inquiry into any noncriminal history |
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records that are necessary to determine the applicant's eligibility |
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for a license under Section 411.172(a). |
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SECTION 2. Section 411.185(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The director by rule shall adopt a renewal application |
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form requiring an update of the information on the original |
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completed application. The director by rule shall set the renewal |
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fee in an amount not to exceed $70 [that is sufficient to cover the
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actual cost to the department to renew a license]. Not later than |
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the 60th day before the expiration date of the license, the |
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department shall mail to each license holder a written notice of the |
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expiration of the license and a renewal form. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an application to obtain or renew a license to carry a concealed |
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handgun submitted on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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application submitted before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect when the application was submitted, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |