H.B. No. 721 AN ACT relating to the hunting or fishing license fee waiver for certain disabled veterans. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 42.012(c), Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) "Qualified disabled veteran" means a veteran with a service connected disability, as defined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs [Veterans' Administration], consisting of the loss of the use of a lower extremity or of a disability rating of 50 [60] percent or more and who is receiving compensation from the United States for the disability. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 721 was passed by the House on May 4, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 0, 2 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 721 was passed by the Senate on May 21, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor