By: Van de Putte S.B. No. 164
(In the Senate - Filed January 8, 2013; January 29, 2013,
read first time and referred to Committee on Veteran Affairs and
Military Installations; April 8, 2013, reported favorably by the
following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; April 8, 2013, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the issuance to veterans of specially marked licenses
to carry a concealed handgun and specially marked personal
identification certificates.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 411.174, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b-1) The application must provide space for the applicant
to:
(1) list any military service that may qualify the
applicant to receive a license with a veteran's designation under
Section 411.179(e); and
(2) include proof required by the department to
determine the applicant's eligibility to receive that designation.
SECTION 2. Section 411.179, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as
follows:
(a) The department by rule shall adopt the form of the
license. A license must include:
(1) a number assigned to the license holder by the
department;
(2) a statement of the period for which the license is
effective;
(3) a statement of the category or categories of
handguns the license holder may carry as provided by Subsection
(b);
(4) a color photograph of the license holder;
(5) the license holder's full name, date of birth, hair
and eye color, height, weight, and signature;
(6) the license holder's residence address or, as
provided by Subsection (d), the street address of the courthouse in
which the license holder or license holder's spouse serves as a
federal judge or the license holder serves as a state judge; [and]
(7) the number of a driver's license or an
identification certificate issued to the license holder by the
department; and
(8) the designation "VETERAN" if required under
Subsection (e).
(e) In this subsection, "veteran" has the meaning assigned
by Section 411.1951. The department shall include the designation
"VETERAN" on the face of any original, duplicate, modified, or
renewed license under this subchapter or on the reverse side of the
license, as determined by the department, if the license is issued
to a veteran who:
(1) requests the designation; and
(2) provides proof sufficient to the department of the
veteran's military service and honorable discharge.
SECTION 3. Section 521.101, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (l) to read as follows:
(l) The application for the personal identification
certificate must provide space for the applicant:
(1) to voluntarily list any military service that may
qualify the applicant to receive a personal identification
certificate with a veteran's designation under Section 521.102; and
(2) to include proof required by the department to
determine the applicant's eligibility to receive that designation.
SECTION 4. Subchapter E, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 521.102 to read as follows:
Sec. 521.102. DESIGNATOR ON PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO VETERAN. (a) In this section, "veteran"
means a person who:
(1) has served in:
(A) the army, navy, air force, coast guard, or
marine corps of the United States; or
(B) the Texas National Guard as defined by
Section 431.001, Government Code; and
(2) has been honorably discharged from the branch of
the service in which the person served.
(b) The department shall include the designation "VETERAN"
on a personal identification certificate issued to a veteran in an
available space on the face of the personal identification
certificate or on the reverse side of the personal identification
certificate if:
(1) the veteran requests the designation; and
(2) the veteran provides proof sufficient to the
department of the veteran's military service and honorable
discharge.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
* * * * *