(1) On page 8, lines 5-6, strike "Section 411.1845" and substitute "Sections 411.1845 and 411.1884".

(2) On page 8, strike lines 11-12 and substitute the following:

SECTION 8. The changes in law made by this Act in amending Sections 30.06, 30.07, and 46.15, Penal Code, apply only to an offense committed on

(3) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____. The heading to Section 112.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 112.001. CERTAIN ACTIONS OF FIRST RESPONDERS, TACTICAL MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, AND VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL.

SECTION ____. Section 112.001(a), Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is amended by adding Subdivision (3) to read as follows:

(3) "Tactical medical professional" has the meaning assigned by Section 411.1884, Government Code.

SECTION ____. Sections 112.001(b) and (c), Civil Practice and Remedies Code, are amended to read as follows:

(b) A governmental unit is not liable in a civil action arising from the discharge of a handgun by an individual who is a first responder, tactical medical professional, or volunteer emergency services personnel and licensed to carry the handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code.

(c) The discharge of a handgun by an individual who is a first responder, tactical medical professional, or volunteer emergency services personnel and licensed to carry the handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is outside the course and scope of the individual's duties as a first responder, tactical medical professional, or volunteer emergency services personnel, as applicable.

SECTION ____. Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 411.1884 to read as follows:

Sec. 411.1884. TRAINING COURSE FOR TACTICAL MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. (a) In this section, "tactical medical professional" means a person who:

(1) is a physician licensed under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code, or emergency medical services personnel, as defined by Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code; and

(2) is employed or otherwise appointed by the head of a law enforcement agency to provide direct support to a tactical unit of the agency responding to a high-risk incident by providing medical services to victims, officers, and other persons at the incident.

(b) The director, in consultation with the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, by rule shall establish minimum standards for an initial training course that a tactical medical professional who is a license holder may complete to receive a certification of completion from the department under this section. The training course must:

(1) be administered by a qualified handgun instructor;

(2) provide classroom training and field instruction in the use of handguns; and

(3) require physical demonstrations of proficiency in techniques learned in training.

(c) The department, in consultation with the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, by rule shall establish minimum standards for an annual continuing education course that is administered by a qualified handgun instructor for a tactical medical professional who has completed the initial training course described by Subsection (b).

(d) The department shall issue a certificate of completion to a tactical medical professional who is a license holder and who completes the initial training course under Subsection (b) or the continuing education course under Subsection (c), as applicable. A certificate of completion expires on the first anniversary of issuance.

(e) A tactical medical professional is responsible for paying to the course provider the costs of a training course under this section.

SECTION ____. Section 30.06, Penal Code, is amended by adding Subsection (f-2) to read as follows:

(f-2) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the license holder is a tactical medical professional, as defined by Section 411.1884, Government Code, who:

(1) holds an unexpired certificate of completion under Section 411.1884, Government Code, at the time of engaging in the applicable conduct; and

(2) was engaged in the actual discharge of the tactical medical professional's duties while carrying the handgun.

SECTION ____. Section 30.07, Penal Code, is amended by adding Subsection (g-2) to read as follows:

(g-2) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the license holder is a tactical medical professional, as defined by Section 411.1884, Government Code, who:

(1) holds an unexpired certificate of completion under Section 411.1884, Government Code, at the time of engaging in the applicable conduct; and

(2) was engaged in the actual discharge of the tactical medical professional's duties while carrying the handgun.

SECTION ____. Section 46.15, Penal Code, is amended by adding Subsection (s) to read as follows:

(s) In this subsection, "tactical medical professional" has the meaning assigned by Section 411.1884, Government Code. Sections 46.02 and 46.03 do not apply to a tactical medical professional who:

(1) was carrying a handgun in a concealed manner or in a shoulder or belt holster;

(2) holds an unexpired certificate of completion under Section 411.1884, Government Code, at the time of engaging in the applicable conduct; and

(3) was engaged in the actual discharge of the tactical medical professional's duties while carrying the handgun.

SECTION ____. A qualified handgun instructor may not offer the training course described by Section 411.1884(b), Government Code, as added by this Act, before January 1, 2026.

SECTION ____. Section 112.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to a cause of action that accrues on or after January 1, 2026. A cause of action that accrues before January 1, 2026, is governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.