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By: Farias, Minjarez (Senate Sponsor - Campbell) |
H.B. No. 721 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 5, 2015; |
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May 6, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on Veteran |
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Affairs and Military Installations; May 15, 2015, reported |
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favorably by the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 15, 2015, sent |
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to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the hunting or fishing license fee waiver for certain |
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disabled veterans. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.012(c), Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) "Qualified disabled veteran" means a veteran with a |
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service connected disability, as defined by the United States |
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Department of Veterans Affairs [Veterans' Administration], |
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consisting of the loss of the use of a lower extremity or of a |
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disability rating of 50 [60] percent or more and who is receiving |
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compensation from the United States for the disability. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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