TITLE: Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain retired county court judges.

SUMMARY: Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain retired county court judges.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain retired county court judges. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 411.201(a)(3), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (3) "Retired judicial officer" means: (A) a visiting judge appointed under Section 26.023 or 26.024; (B) a senior judge designated under Section 75.001 or a judicial officer as designated or defined by Section 75.001, 831.001, or 836.001; [or] (C) a retired federal judge who is a resident of this state;or (D) a retired judge of a constitutional county court or statutory county court who served at least 48 months in a constitutional county court or statutory county court.SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an application for a license to carry a handgun 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, 2025.