| 1 | 1 | | 82R17480 SLB-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Flynn H.B. No. 1408 |
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| 3 | 3 | | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1408: |
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| 4 | 4 | | By: Price C.S.H.B. No. 1408 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to combination resident hunting and fishing licenses for |
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| 10 | 10 | | military personnel. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Section 50.001, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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| 13 | 13 | | amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (c-1) The commission shall waive the fee for a qualified |
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| 15 | 15 | | disabled veteran as defined by Section 42.012 or a resident who |
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| 16 | 16 | | holds a valid military identification card and is on active duty in |
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| 17 | 17 | | the United States military forces or is actively participating in |
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| 18 | 18 | | the Texas Army National Guard, the Texas Air National Guard, or the |
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| 19 | 19 | | Texas State Guard under the rules established by the adjutant |
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| 20 | 20 | | general of the state military forces. For the purposes of this |
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| 21 | 21 | | section, a valid military identification card issued by the Texas |
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| 22 | 22 | | Army National Guard, the Texas Air National Guard, or the Texas |
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| 23 | 23 | | State Guard is sufficient to establish residency in this state. |
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| 24 | 24 | | This subsection does not apply to a person who is retired from the |
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| 25 | 25 | | military or the dependent of military personnel unless the person |
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| 26 | 26 | | otherwise qualifies as provided by this subsection. |
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| 27 | 27 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 28 | 28 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 29 | 29 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 30 | 30 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 31 | 31 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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