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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance and renewal of licenses to carry a handgun. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 411.177, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) The department shall issue a license under this |
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subchapter to each applicant who meets all the eligibility |
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requirements and submits all the application materials, regardless |
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of whether the applicant may legally carry a handgun without a |
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license in this state under Chapter 46, Penal Code, or other state |
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law. |
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SECTION 2. Section 411.185, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) The department shall renew the license of each license |
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holder who meets all the eligibility requirements to continue to |
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hold a license and who submits all the renewal materials described |
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by Subsection (a), regardless of whether the license holder may |
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legally carry a handgun without a license in this state under |
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Chapter 46, Penal Code, or other state law. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |