HBA-KMH H.B. 1020 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1020
By: Hupp
Public Safety
2/23/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, a person must be 21 years of age or older to obtain a license to
carry a concealed handgun. H.B. 1020 lowers the age to 18 for active
military personnel and reservists to obtain a license to carry a concealed
handgun. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 411.172(a), Government Code, to add a person who
is a member of the armed forces of the United States, including the
reserves or national guard, or the state militia as defined by Section
431.001 (State Militia), Government Code, and who is 18 years of age, to
the list of persons eligible for a license to carry a concealed handgun. 

SECTION 2.  Provides that the text of Section 411.172(a), Government Code,
as set out in this Act, gives effect to changes made by Chapter 1261, Acts
of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997. Provides that this Act, to
the extent of any conflict, prevails over another Act of the 76th
Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, relating to nonsubstantive additions
and corrections in enacted codes. 

SECTION 3.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 4.  Emergency clause.