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| 5 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 9 | | relating to the renewal of a license to carry a handgun. |
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| 8 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Section 411.185(a), Government Code, is amended |
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| 10 | 12 | | to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 13 | | (a) To renew a license, a license holder must, on or before |
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| 12 | 14 | | the first anniversary of the date the license expires, submit to the |
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| 13 | 15 | | department by mail or, in accordance with the procedure adopted |
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| 14 | 16 | | under Subsection (f), on the Internet: |
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| 15 | 17 | | (1) a renewal application on a form provided by the |
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| 16 | 18 | | department; |
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| 17 | 19 | | (2) payment of a nonrefundable renewal fee of $40; and |
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| 18 | 20 | | (3) the informational form described by Subsection (c) |
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| 19 | 21 | | signed or electronically acknowledged by the applicant. |
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| 20 | 22 | | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a |
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| 21 | 23 | | handgun license that expires before, on, or after the effective |
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| 22 | 24 | | date of this Act. |
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| 23 | 25 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 24 | 26 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 25 | 27 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 26 | 28 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 27 | 29 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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