87R23498 JSC-D

By: Hall, et al. S.B. No. 1253

(White)

Substitute the following for S.B. No. 1253: No.

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the issuance and renewal of licenses to carry a handgun.

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

SECTION 1. Section 411.177, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:

(e) The department shall issue a license under this subchapter to each applicant who meets all the eligibility requirements and submits all the application materials, regardless of whether the applicant may legally carry a handgun without a license in this state under Chapter 46, Penal Code, or other state law.

SECTION 2. Section 411.185, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:

(h) The department shall renew the license of each license holder who meets all the eligibility requirements to continue to hold a license and who submits all the renewal materials described by Subsection (a), regardless of whether the license holder may legally carry a handgun without a license in this state under Chapter 46, Penal Code, or other state law.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.