Bill Text: TX SB858 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the number of classroom hours required in a handgun proficiency course that is taken to obtain a concealed handgun license.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-05 - Referred to Criminal Justice [SB858 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-SB858-Introduced.html

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83R6885 ADM-F
By: Deuell S.B. No. 858

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the number of classroom hours required in a handgun
proficiency course that is taken to obtain a concealed handgun
license.
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 a qualified handgun instructor may administer a
handgun proficiency course. The classroom instruction part of the
handgun proficiency course must include at least four [10] hours
and not more than six [15] hours of instruction on:
(1) the laws that relate to weapons and to the use of
deadly force;
(2) handgun use, proficiency, and safety;
(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. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an application for a license to carry a concealed 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 when the application was submitted,
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.