83R18819 PEP-D
By: Springer, Hughes, Flynn, et al. H.B. No. 698
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 698:
By: Pickett C.S.H.B. No. 698
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain procedures for submitting legible and
classifiable fingerprints with an application for a license to
carry a concealed handgun.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 411.175 to read as follows:
Sec. 411.175. PROCEDURES FOR SUBMITTING FINGERPRINTS. The
department shall establish procedures for the submission of legible
and classifiable fingerprints by an applicant for a license under
this subchapter who:
(1) is required to submit those fingerprints to the
department, including an applicant under Section 411.199,
411.1991, or 411.201; and
(2) does not reside within a 25-mile radius of a
facility with the capability to process digital or electronic
fingerprints.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an application for a license to carry a concealed handgun that is
submitted to the Department of Public Safety on or after the
effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.