HBA-TBM H.B. 1236 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1236
By: Isett
Public Safety
3/13/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

In 1997, state law was amended to reduce fees for concealed handgun
licenses for senior citizens and indigent persons.  For indigent persons, a
50 percent fee reduction applies to the issuance of an original, duplicate,
modified, or renewed license.  For a senior citizen, though, the reduced
fee only applies to the issuance of an original, duplicate, or modified
license.  Because of this difference, senior citizens pay the full fee to
renew the license.  House Bill 1236 reduces the fee senior citizens pay to
renew a conceal handgun license.   

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. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 1236 amends the Government Code to require the Department of
Public Safety to reduce by 50 percent any fee required for the issuance of
a renewed license to carry a concealed handgun if the applicant for the
renewed license is 60 years of age or older.   

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.