83R10718 ADM-D
By: Anderson H.B. No. 2759
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to decreasing the fee to apply for or renew a concealed
handgun license.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 411.174(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) An applicant for a license to carry a concealed handgun
must submit to the director's designee described by Section
411.176:
(1) a completed application on a form provided by the
department that requires only the information listed in Subsection
(b);
(2) one or more photographs of the applicant that meet
the requirements of the department;
(3) a certified copy of the applicant's birth
certificate or certified proof of age;
(4) proof of residency in this state;
(5) two complete sets of legible and classifiable
fingerprints of the applicant taken by a person appropriately
trained in recording fingerprints who is employed by a law
enforcement agency or by a private entity designated by a law
enforcement agency as an entity qualified to take fingerprints of
an applicant for a license under this subchapter;
(6) a nonrefundable application and license fee, in an
amount not to exceed $95, set by and [of $140] paid to the
department;
(7) evidence of handgun proficiency, in the form and
manner required by the department;
(8) an affidavit signed by the applicant stating that
the applicant:
(A) has read and understands each provision of
this subchapter that creates an offense under the laws of this state
and each provision of the laws of this state related to use of
deadly force; and
(B) fulfills all the eligibility requirements
listed under Section 411.172; and
(9) a form executed by the applicant that authorizes
the director to make an inquiry into any noncriminal history
records that are necessary to determine the applicant's eligibility
for a license under Section 411.172(a).
SECTION 2. Section 411.185(b), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) The director by rule shall adopt a renewal application
form requiring an update of the information on the original
completed application. The director by rule shall set the renewal
fee in an amount not to exceed $70 [that is sufficient to cover the
actual cost to the department to renew a license]. Not later than
the 60th day before the expiration date of the license, the
department shall mail to each license holder a written notice of the
expiration of the license and a renewal form.
SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an application to obtain or renew a license to carry a concealed
handgun submitted on or after the effective date of this Act. An
application submitted before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect when the application was submitted,
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.