88R746 BEE-D
By: Bailes H.B. No. 641
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a fishing license fee waiver for certain residents.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 46.004(b) and (c), Parks and Wildlife
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(b) The commission may establish a lower fee or waive the
fee or license requirement for:
(1) a resident who has a general commercial
fisherman's license of this state;
(2) a resident who is a blind person as defined by
Section 355.001 [94.001], Labor [Human Resources] Code;
(3) a resident or nonresident who is under 17 years
old; or
(4) a resident who is at least 65 years old but younger
than 85 years old or a nonresident who is 65 years old or over.
(c) The commission shall waive the fee for:
(1) a qualified veteran with a disability as defined
by Section 42.012;
(2) [and for] a resident on active duty as a member of
the United States military forces, the Texas Army National Guard,
the Texas Air National Guard, or the Texas State Guard; and
(3) a resident who is 85 years old or over.
SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies
only to a fee charged for a fishing license issued on or after the
effective date of this Act.
(b) The Parks and Wildlife Department is not required to
issue a refund for a license issued before the effective date of
this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.