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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the exemption from range instruction for certain |
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persons applying 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 411.1881(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, |
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a person may not be required to complete the range instruction |
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portion of a handgun proficiency course to obtain a license issued |
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under this subchapter if the person: |
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(1) is currently serving in or is honorably discharged |
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from: |
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(A) the army, navy, air force, coast guard, or |
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marine corps of the United States or an auxiliary service or reserve |
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unit of one of those branches of the armed forces; or |
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(B) the Texas military forces, as defined by |
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Section 437.001; and |
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(2) has, within the 10 [five] years preceding the date |
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of the person's application for the license, completed as part of |
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the person's service with the armed forces or Texas military |
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forces: |
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(A) a course of training in firearm [handgun] |
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proficiency or familiarization; or |
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(B) a range qualification process for firearm |
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usage [as part of the person's service with the armed forces or
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Texas military forces]. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2017, the director of |
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the Department of Public Safety shall adopt the forms and |
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procedures required by Section 411.1881, Government Code, as |
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amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. 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 December 1, 2017. An application submitted before |
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December 1, 2017, is governed by the law in effect on the date the |
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application was submitted, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |