By: Isaac H.B. No. 3138
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to recognizing a license to carry a 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 to
  read as follows:
               (1)  remains in effect until the license expires under
  Section 411.183; and
               (2)  may be renewed under Section 411.185.
         (a-1)  Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 915, Sec. 4,
  eff. September 1, 2005.
         (b)  A valid [The governor shall negotiate an agreement with
  any other state that provides for the issuance of a] license to
  carry a handgun [under which a license] issued by any [the] other
  state is recognized in this state [or shall issue a proclamation
  that a license issued by the other state is recognized in this
  state] if the attorney general of the State of Texas determines that
  a background check of each applicant for a license issued by that
  state is initiated by state or local authorities or an agent of the
  state or local authorities before the license is issued. For
  purposes of this subsection, "background check" means a search of
  the National Crime Information Center database and the Interstate
  Identification Index maintained by the Federal Bureau of
  Investigation.
         (c)  The attorney general of the State of Texas shall
  annually:
               (1)  submit and make publicly available a report to the
  governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of
  representatives listing the states the attorney general has
  determined qualify for recognition under Subsection (b); and
               (2)  review the statutes of states that the attorney
  general has determined do not qualify for recognition under
  Subsection (b) to determine the changes to their statutes that are
  necessary to qualify for recognition under that subsection.
         (d)  The attorney general of the State of Texas shall submit
  and publish the report required by Subsection (c)(1) not later than
  January 1 of each calendar year.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2023.