Bill Text: TX HB1925 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a fishing license fee waiver for certain veterans.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-05 - Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism [HB1925 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB1925-Introduced.html
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By: Herrero | H.B. No. 1925 |
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relating to a fishing license fee waiver for certain veterans. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Sections 46.004(b) and (c), Parks and Wildlife | ||
Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) The commission may establish a lower fee or waive the | ||
fee or license requirement for: | ||
(1) a resident who has a general commercial | ||
fisherman's license of this state; | ||
(2) a resident who is blind as defined by Section | ||
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(3) a resident or nonresident who is under 17 years | ||
old; or | ||
(4) a resident or nonresident who is 65 years old or | ||
over. | ||
(c) The commission shall waive the fee for: | ||
(1) a qualified disabled veteran as defined by Section | ||
42.012; | ||
(2) a resident who: | ||
(A) served in the United States military forces; | ||
and | ||
(B) is 65 years old or over; and | ||
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United States military forces, the Texas Army National Guard, the | ||
Texas Air National Guard, or the Texas State Guard. | ||
SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies | ||
only to a fee charged for a fishing license issued on or after the | ||
effective date of this Act. | ||
(b) A fishing license issued before the effective date of | ||
this Act is covered by the law in effect when the license was | ||
issued, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. | ||
The Parks and Wildlife Department is not required to issue a refund | ||
for any license issued before the effective date of this Act. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |