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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirements for an honorably retired peace officer |
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to obtain a license to carry a handgun. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 411.199, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) An applicant under this section is not required to |
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complete the handgun proficiency course described by Section |
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411.188 to obtain a license under this subchapter if the applicant: |
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(1) complies with Subsection (b) and the other |
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requirements of this subchapter; and |
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(2) submits the application not later than the fifth |
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anniversary of the applicant's date of retirement from the law |
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enforcement agency. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an application to obtain a license to carry a handgun submitted |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. An application |
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submitted before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law in effect on the date the application was submitted, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |