By: Thompson of Harris	H.B. No. 798
	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 798By:  Watson	By:  Watson
	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 29, 2013;
	April 30, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on
	Business and Commerce; May 9, 2013, reported adversely, with
	favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 8,
	Nays 0; May 9, 2013, sent to printer.)

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to certain actions taken by certain licensing authorities
	regarding a license holder or applicant who has been convicted of a
	Class C misdemeanor.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 53.021, Occupations Code, is amended by
	adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
	(a-1)  Subsection (a) does not apply to a person who has been
	convicted only of an offense punishable as a Class C misdemeanor
	unless:
	(1)  the person is an applicant for or the holder of a
	license that authorizes the person to possess a firearm; and
	(2)  the offense for which the person was convicted is a
	misdemeanor crime of domestic violence as that term is defined by 18
	U.S.C. Section 921.
	SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies to an
	application for, or a disciplinary proceeding regarding, a license
	or other authorization that is pending with a licensing authority
	on the effective date of this Act or an application filed or a
	disciplinary proceeding commenced on or after that date.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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