83R9363 SGA-D
By: Lucio S.B. No. 797
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to residency requirements for a hunting license.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 42.001(1), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(1) "Resident" means:
(A) an individual who has resided continuously in
this state for more than six months immediately before applying for
a hunting license;
(B) an individual who has resided continuously in
this state for more than 14 days immediately before applying for a
hunting license and presents an identification card issued to the
person by any other state and one of the following items with a
Texas address and a name matching the name on the identification
card:
(i) a utility bill;
(ii) a rental contract;
(iii) a paycheck stub;
(iv) a library card;
(v) a notarized letter declaring the entry
date into this state by the individual applying for the license; or
(vi) a letter addressed to the individual
applying for the license from a sitting member of the Texas
Legislature;
(C) a member of the United States armed forces on
active duty;
(D) [(C)] a dependent of a member of the United
States armed forces on active duty; or
(E) [(D)] a member of any other category of
individuals that the commission by regulation designates as
residents.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2013.