TITLE: Relating to the provision of information regarding suicide prevention and certain state laws applicable to handgun license holders.

SUMMARY: Relating to the provision of information regarding suicide prevention and certain state laws applicable to handgun license holders.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the provision of information regarding suicide prevention and certain state laws applicable to handgun license holders. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 411.185(d), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (d) Not later than the 60th day before the expiration date of the license, the department shall mail or e-mail to each license holder a written notice of the expiration of the license, a renewal application form, [and] the informational form described by Subsection (c),and the brochure described by Section 411.02096.SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 411.02096 to read as follows: Sec. 411.02096. SUICIDE PREVENTION INFORMATION. (a) The department shall post on the department's Internet website a printable brochure, developed in cooperation with the Health and Human Services Commission, that includes the following suicide prevention information: (1) information regarding: (A) the warning signs that a person is at risk of suicide; (B) suicide prevention; and (C) state agencies that provide mental health and suicide prevention services; and (2) the phone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. (b) Not later than October 1 of each year, the department shall update the brochure required by Subsection (a). (c) The department shall provide the brochure required by Subsection (a) by mail or e-mail to each new applicant for a license to carry a handgun issued under Subchapter H. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.