Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

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1	1		84R1190 SLB-D
2		-	By: Flynn H.B. No. 118
	2	+	By: Flynn, Guillen H.B. No. 118
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5	5		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6		AN ACT
7	7		relating to a fee waiver for a combination resident hunting and
8	8		fishing license for certain military personnel.
9	9		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10		SECTION 1. Section 50.002, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
11	11		amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
12	12		(c) The commission shall waive the fee for a combination
13	13		resident hunting and fishing license for a qualified disabled
14	14		veteran as defined by Section 42.012 or a resident who holds a valid
15	15		military identification card and is on active duty in the United
16	16		States military forces or is actively participating in the Texas
17	17		Army National Guard, the Texas Air National Guard, or the Texas
18	18		State Guard under the rules established by the adjutant general of
19	19		the state military forces. For the purposes of this section, a
20	20		valid military identification card issued by the Texas Army
21	21		National Guard, the Texas Air National Guard, or the Texas State
22	22		Guard is sufficient to establish residency in this state. This
23	23		subsection does not apply to a person who is retired from the
24	24		military or the dependent of military personnel unless the person
25	25		otherwise qualifies as provided by this subsection.
26	26		SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
27	27		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
28	28		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
29	29		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
30	30		Act takes effect September 1, 2015.