82R8531 SLB-D
By: Flynn H.B. No. 1408
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to resident fishing license fees for military personnel.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 46.004, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to
read as follows:
(c) The commission shall waive the fee for a qualified
disabled veteran as defined by Section 42.012 and for a resident who
holds a valid military identification card issued by [on active
duty as a member of] the United States military forces, the Texas
Army National Guard, the Texas Air National Guard, or the Texas
State Guard.
(c-1) For the purposes of this section, a valid military
identification card issued by the Texas Army National Guard, the
Texas Air National Guard, or the Texas State Guard is sufficient to
establish residency in this state.
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, 2011.