Bill Text: TX HB2178 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 2178 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to waiving a Parks and Wildlife Department fee for certain veterans and other military personnel taking the hunter education course.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-07 - Left pending in committee [HB2178 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HB2178-Introduced.html

	84R10322 SGA-D

	By: Keffer	H.B. No. 2178



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to waiving a Parks and Wildlife Department fee for certain
	veterans and other military personnel taking the hunter education
	course.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 62.014, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
	amended by adding Subsection (e-1) to read as follows:
	(e-1) For purposes of this subsection, "qualified disabled
	veteran" has the meaning assigned by Section 42.012. The department
	shall waive the fee authorized under Subsection (e) for a person
	exempt from completing the live firing portion of a hunter
	education course under Subsection (n) or a qualified disabled
	veteran if the exempt person or disabled veteran takes an online
	version of the hunter education course. A provider of the online
	course may not collect the fee from an exempt person or a qualified
	disabled veteran.
	SECTION 2. The Parks and Wildlife Commission shall adopt
	any rules necessary to implement Section 62.014(e-1), Parks and
	Wildlife Code, as added by this Act, not later than August 1, 2016.
	SECTION 3. Section 1 of this Act takes effect September 1,
	2016.
	SECTION 4. Except as provided by Section 3 of this Act, this
	Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of
	all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39,
	Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the
	vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect
	September 1, 2015.