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