By: Hinojosa  S.B. No. 481
         (In the Senate - Filed February 11, 2013; February 13, 2013,
  read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice;
  April 10, 2013, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 4,
  Nays 2; April 10, 2013, sent to printer.)
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the recognition and validity of a license to carry a
  concealed handgun issued by another state.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 411.173, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
         (b-1)  Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a person's license to
  carry a concealed handgun issued by another state may not be
  recognized and is not valid in this state if the person has
  established a domicile in this state. For purposes of this
  subsection, "domicile" has the meaning assigned by Section 522.003,
  Transportation Code.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
 
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