| 1 | 1 | | 88R3312 JSC-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Collier H.B. No. 408 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the eligibility requirements for a license to carry a |
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| 8 | 8 | | handgun. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 411.1711, Government Code, is amended to |
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| 11 | 11 | | read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 411.1711. CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS FROM CONVICTIONS. A |
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| 13 | 13 | | person is not convicted, as that term is defined by Section 411.171, |
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| 14 | 14 | | if an order of deferred adjudication was entered against the person |
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| 15 | 15 | | on a date not less than 10 years preceding the date of the person's |
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| 16 | 16 | | application for a license under this subchapter unless the order of |
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| 17 | 17 | | deferred adjudication was entered against the person for: |
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| 18 | 18 | | (1) a felony offense under: |
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| 19 | 19 | | (A) Title 5, Penal Code; |
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| 20 | 20 | | (B) Section 29.03 [Chapter 29], Penal Code; |
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| 21 | 21 | | (C) Section 25.07 or 25.072, Penal Code; or |
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| 22 | 22 | | (D) Section 30.02, Penal Code, if the offense is |
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| 23 | 23 | | punishable under Subsection [(c)(2) or] (d) of that section; or |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2) an offense under the laws of another state if the |
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| 25 | 25 | | offense contains elements that are substantially similar to the |
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| 26 | 26 | | elements of an offense listed in Subdivision (1). |
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| 27 | 27 | | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to any |
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| 28 | 28 | | determination of a person's eligibility for a license to carry a |
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| 29 | 29 | | handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, that is |
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| 30 | 30 | | made by the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas on or |
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| 31 | 31 | | after the effective date of this Act. |
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| 32 | 32 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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