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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to recognizing a license to carry a handgun issued by |
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another state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 411.173, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(1) remains in effect until the license expires under |
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Section 411.183; and |
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(2) may be renewed under Section 411.185. |
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(a-1) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 915, Sec. 4, |
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eff. September 1, 2005. |
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(b) A valid [The governor shall negotiate an agreement with |
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any other state that provides for the issuance of a] license to |
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carry a handgun [under which a license] issued by any [the] other |
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state is recognized in this state [or shall issue a proclamation |
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that a license issued by the other state is recognized in this |
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state] if the attorney general of the State of Texas determines that |
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a background check of each applicant for a license issued by that |
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state is initiated by state or local authorities or an agent of the |
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state or local authorities before the license is issued. For |
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purposes of this subsection, "background check" means a search of |
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the National Crime Information Center database and the Interstate |
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Identification Index maintained by the Federal Bureau of |
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Investigation. |
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(c) The attorney general of the State of Texas shall |
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annually: |
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(1) submit and make publicly available a report to the |
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governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of |
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representatives listing the states the attorney general has |
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determined qualify for recognition under Subsection (b); and |
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(2) review the statutes of states that the attorney |
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general has determined do not qualify for recognition under |
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Subsection (b) to determine the changes to their statutes that are |
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necessary to qualify for recognition under that subsection. |
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(d) The attorney general of the State of Texas shall submit |
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and publish the report required by Subsection (c)(1) not later than |
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January 1 of each calendar year. |
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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, 2023. |