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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting this state from recognizing a license to |
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carry a handgun issued by another state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 411.173(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) A [The governor shall negotiate an agreement with any |
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other state that provides for the issuance of a] license to carry a |
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handgun [under which a license] issued by another [the other] state |
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may not be [is] recognized in this state [or shall issue a |
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proclamation that a license issued by the other state is recognized |
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in this state if the attorney general of the State of Texas |
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determines that a background check of each applicant for a license |
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issued by that state is initiated by state or local authorities or |
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an agent of the state or local authorities before the license is |
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issued. For purposes of this subsection, "background check" means a |
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search of the National Crime Information Center database and the |
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Interstate Identification Index maintained by the Federal Bureau of |
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Investigation]. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 411.173(c) and (d), Government Code, |
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are repealed. |
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SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the governor and the Department of Public Safety shall |
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take all appropriate actions to revoke, rescind, cancel, or modify |
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any agreements or proclamations that exist on the effective date of |
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this Act and are inconsistent with the changes in law made by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 4. A handgun license that is issued by another state |
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and valid on August 31, 2021, is recognized in this state until the |
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agreement or proclamation authorizing the recognition of that |
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license is revoked, rescinded, canceled, or modified as required by |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |