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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of a handgun license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 411.177, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) Immediately after the decision is made under |
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Subsection (a) to issue a license to an applicant, the department |
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shall issue to the applicant a temporary license that is valid until |
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the applicant receives the license approved under Subsection (a). |
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A temporary license must be provided in an electronic format and |
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must include all of the information required by Section 411.179, |
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except that the photograph is not required to be in color. |
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SECTION 2. Section 411.177(b-1), Government Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to an application decision that is made by |
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the Department of Public Safety on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. An application decision that is made before the effective |
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date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the decision |
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was made, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |