86R12453 JSC-D
By: Herrero H.B. No. 4381
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the requirements for an honorably retired peace officer
to obtain a license to carry a handgun.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 411.199, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b-1) An applicant under this section is not required to
complete the handgun proficiency course described by Section
411.188 to obtain a license under this subchapter if the applicant:
(1) complies with Subsection (b) and the other
requirements of this subchapter; and
(2) submits the application not later than the fifth
anniversary of the applicant's date of retirement from the law
enforcement agency.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an application to obtain a license to carry a handgun submitted
on or after the effective date of this Act. An application
submitted before the effective date of this Act is governed by the
law in effect on the date the application was submitted, and the
former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.