83R2624 JSC-D
 
  By: Isaac, Sheets H.B. No. 572
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the issuance to veterans of specially marked licenses
  to carry a concealed handgun and specially marked personal
  identification certificates.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 411.174, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
         (b-1)  The application must provide space for the applicant
  to:
               (1)  list any military service that may qualify the
  applicant to receive a license with a veteran's designation under
  Section 411.179(e); and
               (2)  include proof required by the department to
  determine the applicant's eligibility to receive that designation.
         SECTION 2.  Section 411.179, Government Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as
  follows:
         (a)  The department by rule shall adopt the form of the
  license.  A license must include:
               (1)  a number assigned to the license holder by the
  department;
               (2)  a statement of the period for which the license is
  effective;
               (3)  a statement of the category or categories of
  handguns the license holder may carry as provided by Subsection
  (b);
               (4)  a color photograph of the license holder;
               (5)  the license holder's full name, date of birth, hair
  and eye color, height, weight, and signature;
               (6)  the license holder's residence address or, as
  provided by Subsection (d), the street address of the courthouse in
  which the license holder or license holder's spouse serves as a
  federal judge or the license holder serves as a state judge; [and]
               (7)  the number of a driver's license or an
  identification certificate issued to the license holder by the
  department; and
               (8)  the designation "VETERAN" if required under
  Subsection (e).
         (e)  In this subsection, "veteran" has the meaning assigned
  by Section 411.1951. The department shall include the designation
  "VETERAN" on the face of any original, duplicate, modified, or
  renewed license under this subchapter or on the reverse side of the
  license, as determined by the department, if the license is issued
  to a veteran who:
               (1)  requests the designation; and
               (2)  provides proof sufficient to the department of the
  veteran's military service and honorable discharge.
         SECTION 3.  Section 521.101, Transportation Code, is amended
  by adding Subsection (l) to read as follows:
         (l)  The application for the personal identification
  certificate must provide space for the applicant:
               (1)  to voluntarily list any military service that may
  qualify the applicant to receive a personal identification
  certificate with a veteran's designation under Section 521.102; and
               (2)  to include proof required by the department to
  determine the applicant's eligibility to receive that designation.
         SECTION 4.  Subchapter E, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,
  is amended by adding Section 521.102 to read as follows:
         Sec. 521.102.  DESIGNATOR ON PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
  CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO VETERAN. (a) In this section, "veteran" means
  a person who:
               (1)  has served in:
                     (A)  the army, navy, air force, coast guard, or
  marine corps of the United States; or
                     (B)  the Texas National Guard as defined by
  Section 431.001, Government Code; and
               (2)  has been honorably discharged from the branch of
  the service in which the person served.
         (b)  The department shall include the designation "VETERAN"
  on a personal identification certificate issued to a veteran in an
  available space on the face of the personal identification
  certificate or on the reverse side of the personal identification
  certificate if:
               (1)  the veteran requests the designation; and
               (2)  the veteran provides proof sufficient to the
  department of the veteran's military service and honorable
  discharge.
         SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.