Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB497 Compare Versions

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1	1	86R3626 JSC-D
2	2	By: VanDeaver H.B. No. 497
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the classroom instruction part of the handgun
8	8	proficiency course taken to obtain a license to carry a handgun.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 411.188(b), Government Code, is amended
11	11	to read as follows:
12	12	(b) Only qualified handgun instructors may administer the
13	13	range instruction part of the handgun proficiency course. A
14	14	qualified handgun instructor or approved online course provider may
15	15	administer the classroom instruction part of the handgun
16	16	proficiency course. The classroom instruction part of the course
17	17	must include not less than four hours and not more than six hours of
18	18	instruction on:
19	19	(1) the laws that relate to weapons and to the use of
20	20	deadly force;
21	21	(2) handgun use and safety, including:
22	22	(A) types and uses of ammunition; and
23	23	(B) use of restraint holsters and methods to
24	24	ensure the secure carrying of openly carried handguns;
25	25	(3) nonviolent dispute resolution; and
26	26	(4) proper storage practices for handguns with an
27	27	emphasis on storage practices that eliminate the possibility of
28	28	accidental injury to a child.
29	29	SECTION 2. Section 411.190(b), Government Code, is amended
30	30	to read as follows:
31	31	(b) In addition to the qualifications described by
32	32	Subsection (a) or (a-1), as appropriate, a qualified handgun
33	33	instructor or approved online course provider must be qualified to
34	34	instruct persons in:
35	35	(1) the laws that relate to weapons and to the use of
36	36	deadly force;
37	37	(2) handgun use, proficiency, and safety, including:
38	38	(A) types and uses of ammunition; and
39	39	(B) use of restraint holsters and methods to
40	40	ensure the secure carrying of openly carried handguns;
41	41	(3) nonviolent dispute resolution; and
42	42	(4) proper storage practices for handguns, including
43	43	storage practices that eliminate the possibility of accidental
44	44	injury to a child.
45	45	SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only
46	46	to an application to obtain a license to carry a handgun submitted
47	47	on or after the effective date of this Act. An application
48	48	submitted before the effective date of this Act is governed by the
49	49	law in effect on the date the application was submitted, and the
50	50	former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
51	51	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.