By: Isaac H.B. No. 3138
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to recognizing a license to carry a handgun issued by
another state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 411.173, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(1) remains in effect until the license expires under
Section 411.183; and
(2) may be renewed under Section 411.185.
(a-1) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 915, Sec. 4,
eff. September 1, 2005.
(b) A valid [The governor shall negotiate an agreement with
any other state that provides for the issuance of a] license to
carry a handgun [under which a license] issued by any [the] other
state is recognized in this state [or shall issue a proclamation
that a license issued by the other state is recognized in this
state] if the attorney general of the State of Texas determines that
a background check of each applicant for a license issued by that
state is initiated by state or local authorities or an agent of the
state or local authorities before the license is issued. For
purposes of this subsection, "background check" means a search of
the National Crime Information Center database and the Interstate
Identification Index maintained by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
(c) The attorney general of the State of Texas shall
annually:
(1) submit and make publicly available a report to the
governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of
representatives listing the states the attorney general has
determined qualify for recognition under Subsection (b); and
(2) review the statutes of states that the attorney
general has determined do not qualify for recognition under
Subsection (b) to determine the changes to their statutes that are
necessary to qualify for recognition under that subsection.
(d) The attorney general of the State of Texas shall submit
and publish the report required by Subsection (c)(1) not later than
January 1 of each calendar year.
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, 2023.