Bill Text: TX HB1781 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the handgun proficiency examination required for a security officer commission.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-14 - Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety [HB1781 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB1781-Introduced.html

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85R7371 MAW-F
By: Dale H.B. No. 1781

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the handgun proficiency examination required for a
security officer commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1702.1685(c), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) An applicant for a security officer commission must
demonstrate the required proficiency not earlier than the 90th day
[within the 90-day period] before the date the application for the
security officer commission is submitted [issued].
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an application for an original or renewal security officer
commission that is 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 on the date the application was
submitted, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.