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| 1 | 1 | 89R4242 CS-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Allen H.B. No. 2296 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to eligibility requirements to obtain a pass for expedited | |
| 10 | 10 | access to the State Capitol. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Section 411.0625, Government Code, is amended by | |
| 13 | 13 | amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read as | |
| 14 | 14 | follows: | |
| 15 | 15 | (b) To be eligible for a Capitol access pass, a person must | |
| 16 | 16 | meet the eligibility requirements: | |
| 17 | 17 | (1) applicable to a license to carry a handgun under | |
| 18 | 18 | Subchapter H, other than requirements regarding evidence of handgun | |
| 19 | 19 | proficiency; or | |
| 20 | 20 | (2) established by the department under Subsection | |
| 21 | 21 | (d). | |
| 22 | 22 | (d) For a person who does not meet the eligibility | |
| 23 | 23 | requirements under Subsection (b)(1) based on a disqualifying | |
| 24 | 24 | criminal conviction, the department shall establish eligibility | |
| 25 | 25 | requirements for a Capitol access pass that include taking into | |
| 26 | 26 | account: | |
| 27 | 27 | (1) the amount of time that has passed following the | |
| 28 | 28 | criminal conviction; and | |
| 29 | 29 | (2) evidence of good standing in the community | |
| 30 | 30 | submitted with an application. | |
| 31 | 31 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |