TITLE: Relating to the carrying of a handgun by certain persons between 18 and 21 years of age.

SUMMARY: Relating to the carrying of a handgun by certain persons between 18 and 21 years of age.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the carrying of a handgun by certain persons between 18 and 21 years of age. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 46.15, Penal Code, is amended by adding Subsection (s) to read as follows: (s) The provisions of Section 46.02(a) prohibiting the carrying of a handgun by a person younger than 21 years of age do not apply to a person who is 18 years of age or older and has successfully completed: (1) a handgun proficiency course under Section 411.188(a), Government Code; and (2) a hunter education course under Section 62.014, Parks and Wildlife Code. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.