Bill Text: TX HB497 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the classroom instruction part of the handgun proficiency course taken to obtain a license to carry a handgun.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-20 - Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety [HB497 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB497-Introduced.html

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86R3626 JSC-D
By: VanDeaver H.B. No. 497

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the classroom instruction part of the handgun
proficiency course taken to obtain a license to carry a handgun.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 411.188(b), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) Only qualified handgun instructors may administer the
range instruction part of the handgun proficiency course. A
qualified handgun instructor or approved online course provider may
administer the classroom instruction part of the handgun
proficiency course. The classroom instruction part of the course
must include not less than four hours and not more than six hours of
instruction on:
(1) the laws that relate to weapons and to the use of
deadly force;
(2) handgun use and safety, including:
(A) types and uses of ammunition; and
(B) use of restraint holsters and methods to
ensure the secure carrying of openly carried handguns;
(3) nonviolent dispute resolution; and
(4) proper storage practices for handguns with an
emphasis on storage practices that eliminate the possibility of
accidental injury to a child.
SECTION 2. Section 411.190(b), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) In addition to the qualifications described by
Subsection (a) or (a-1), as appropriate, a qualified handgun
instructor or approved online course provider must be qualified to
instruct persons in:
(1) the laws that relate to weapons and to the use of
deadly force;
(2) handgun use, proficiency, and safety, including:
(A) types and uses of ammunition; and
(B) use of restraint holsters and methods to
ensure the secure carrying of openly carried handguns;
(3) nonviolent dispute resolution; and
(4) proper storage practices for handguns, including
storage practices that eliminate the possibility of accidental
injury to a child.
SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an application to obtain a license to carry a handgun submitted
on or after the effective date of this Act. An application
submitted before the effective date of this Act is governed by the
law in effect on the date the application was submitted, and the
former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.