82R17480 SLB-D
By: Flynn H.B. No. 1408
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1408:
By: Price C.S.H.B. No. 1408
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to combination resident hunting and fishing licenses for
military personnel.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 50.001, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
(c-1) The commission shall waive the fee for a qualified
disabled veteran as defined by Section 42.012 or a resident who
holds a valid military identification card and is on active duty in
the United States military forces or is actively participating in
the Texas Army National Guard, the Texas Air National Guard, or the
Texas State Guard under the rules established by the adjutant
general of the state military forces. 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.
This subsection does not apply to a person who is retired from the
military or the dependent of military personnel unless the person
otherwise qualifies as provided by this subsection.
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.