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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain procedures required for the denial of certain |
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applications for 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. Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 411.1765 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.1765. NOTICE OF CERTAIN DENIALS. (a) This section |
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applies only to an application for the issuance of an original or |
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renewal license to carry a handgun for which the department has |
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received an opinion from a panel member of the medical advisory |
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board under Section 12.095, Health and Safety Code, that indicates |
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the applicant may be unable to exercise sound judgment with respect |
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to the proper use and storage of a handgun. |
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(b) The department may not deny an application to which this |
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section applies, unless the department first provides the applicant |
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with: |
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(1) a written notice that specifically states the |
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reason the department is considering denying the application; and |
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(2) a period of not less than 30 days in which the |
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applicant may provide additional written materials to the |
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department to supplement or clarify the applicant's application |
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submitted under this subchapter. |
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(c) The department shall forward any materials received in |
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the period described by Subsection (b)(2) to the entire medical |
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advisory board described by Subsection (a). After reviewing the |
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written materials, each panel member shall submit a written report |
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to the department stating the panel member's opinion as to the |
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ability of the applicant to exercise sound judgment with respect to |
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the proper use and storage of a handgun. |
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(d) After the medical advisory board panel submits the |
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written reports under Subsection (c), the department shall review |
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the application and determine whether to issue an original or |
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renewal license to carry a handgun or to deny the application. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an application for the issuance of an original or renewal license to |
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carry a handgun submitted on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. An application submitted before the effective date of this Act |
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is governed by the law in effect on the date the application was |
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submitted, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |