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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of a concealed handgun license to certain |
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retired judicial officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 411.201(a), Government Code, is amended |
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by amending Subdivision (2) and adding Subdivision (3) to read as |
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follows: |
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(2) "Federal judge" means: |
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(A) a judge of a United States court of appeals; |
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(B) a judge of a United States district court; |
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(C) a judge of a United States bankruptcy court; |
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or |
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(D) a magistrate judge of a United States |
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district court. |
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(3) "Retired judicial officer" means: |
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(A) a visiting [special] judge appointed under |
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Section 26.023 or 26.024; [or] |
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(B) a senior judge designated under Section |
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75.001 or a judicial officer as designated or defined by Section |
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75.001, 831.001, or 836.001; or |
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(C) a retired federal judge who is a resident of |
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this state. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |