84R1190 SLB-D
By: Flynn H.B. No. 118
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a fee waiver for a combination resident hunting and
fishing license for certain military personnel.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 50.002, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) The commission shall waive the fee for a combination
resident hunting and fishing license for a qualified disabled
veteran as defined by Section 42.012 or a resident who holds a valid
military identification card and is on active duty in the United
States military forces or is actively participating in the Texas
Army National Guard, the Texas Air National Guard, or the Texas
State Guard under the rules established by the adjutant general of
the state military forces. For the purposes of this section, a
valid military identification card issued by the Texas Army
National Guard, the Texas Air National Guard, or the Texas State
Guard is sufficient to establish residency in this state. This
subsection does not apply to a person who is retired from the
military or the dependent of military personnel unless the person
otherwise qualifies as provided by this subsection.
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, 2015.