Bill Text: TX SB982 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to hunting and fishing license fee exemptions for certain veterans.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-12 - Referred to Natural Resources [SB982 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SB982-Introduced.html
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By: Schwertner | S.B. No. 982 |
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relating to hunting and fishing license fee exemptions for certain | ||
veterans. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 42.012(c), Parks and Wildlife Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(c) "Qualified disabled veteran" means a veteran with a | ||
service connected disability, as defined by the Veterans' | ||
Administration, consisting of the loss of the use of an upper or [ |
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lower extremity or of a disability rating of 60 percent or more and | ||
who is receiving compensation from the United States for the | ||
disability. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 50.001(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) The department may issue to residents of this state and | ||
nonresident qualified disabled veterans a combination hunting and | ||
fishing license. | ||
SECTION 3. Section 50.0011, Parks and Wildlife Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 50.0011. DEFINITIONS [ |
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(1) "Qualified disabled veteran" has the meaning | ||
assigned by Section 42.012(c). | ||
(2) "Resident"[ |
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continuously in this state for more than six months immediately | ||
before applying for a license issued under this chapter; | ||
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forces on active duty; | ||
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States armed forces on active duty; or | ||
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individuals that the commission by regulation designates as | ||
residents. | ||
SECTION 4. Section 50.002, Parks and Wildlife Code, is | ||
amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: | ||
(c) The commission shall waive the fee under Subsection (a) | ||
for a qualified disabled veteran who is a resident or nonresident. | ||
SECTION 5. Section 50.003, Parks and Wildlife Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 50.003. OTHER LICENSES NOT REQUIRED. A holder of | ||
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license is not required to obtain the hunting license required by | ||
Chapter 42 [ |
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SECTION 6. (a) The changes in law made by this Act apply | ||
only to a fee charged for a hunting or fishing license issued on or | ||
after the effective date of this Act. | ||
(b) A hunting or 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 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |