83R2385 AJZ-D
By: Gonzales H.B. No. 663
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the expiration dates of concealed handgun licenses for
certain members of the United States armed forces.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 411.183, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (e) to read as
follows:
(b) A renewed license expires on the license holder's
birthday [birthdate], five years after the date of the expiration
of the previous license.
(e) If the expiration date for an original, duplicate,
modified, or renewed license of a member of the United States armed
forces occurs while the license holder is on active duty deployed
outside of the United States, the license does not expire on that
date but remains valid until the first birthday of the license
holder occurring after the license holder's return from deployment.
A license holder may not receive consecutive extensions for the
license under this subsection. For purposes of this subsection,
"United States armed forces" includes the reserves and national
guard.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.