HBA-TBM C.S.H.B. 1479 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisC.S.H.B. 1479
By: Miller
Public Safety
3/30/2001
Committee Report (Substituted)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, a license to carry a concealed handgun expires on the
first birthday of the license holder occurring after the fourth anniversary
of the date of issuance.  In addition, a renewed license expires on the
license holder's birthdate four years after the date of the expiration of
the previous license.  C.S.H.B. 1479 extends the expiration date for a
renewal license to five years.   

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

C.S.H.B. 1479 amends the Government Code to provide that a license to carry
a concealed handgun expires on the first birthday of the license holder
occurring after the fourth anniversary of the date the license is
originally issued.  A renewed license expires on the license holder's
birthdate  five rather than four years after the date of the expiration of
the previous license.   

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.  

COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE

C.S.H.B. 1479 differs from the original by removing the provision that
extended the expiration date of an original concealed handgun license to
five years.