By: Dale (Senate Sponsor - Perry) H.B. No. 1779          (In the Senate - Received from the House May 1, 2017;   May 4, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal   Justice; May 17, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote:     Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 17, 2017, sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to the authority of the Department of Public Safety to   obtain and use criminal history record information for the purpose   of performing certain departmental functions.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 411.0891(a), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  Subject to Section 411.087, the department is   authorized to obtain and use criminal history record information   maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the department   that relates to a person who:                (1)  is an applicant for or holds a Capitol access pass   issued by the department under Section 411.0625;                (2)  is an applicant for or holds a license to carry a   handgun issued by the department under Subchapter H or is an   applicant for or holds a certification as a qualified handgun   instructor issued by the department under that subchapter;                (3)  [registration issued by the director under   Subchapter C, Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, that authorizes   the person to manufacture, distribute, analyze, or conduct research   with a controlled substance; (2)] is an applicant for or holds a   chemical precursor transfer permit issued by the director under   Section 481.078, Health and Safety Code;                (4) [(3)]  is an applicant for or holds a chemical   laboratory apparatus transfer permit issued by the director under   Section 481.081, Health and Safety Code;                (5)  is an applicant for or holds a license to operate   as a dispensing organization issued by the department under Chapter   487, Health and Safety Code, or is an applicant for or holds a   registration as a director, manager, or employee of a dispensing   organization issued by the department under that chapter;                (6)  is an applicant for or holds any private security   license, registration, or commission issued by the department under   Chapter 1702, Occupations Code;                (7) [(4)]  is an applicant for certification by the   department as an inspection station or an inspector under   Subchapter G, Chapter 548, Transportation Code, holds an inspection   station or inspector certificate issued under that subchapter, or   is the owner of an inspection station operating under that chapter;   or                (8) [(5)]  is an applicant for approval or has been   approved as a program sponsor by the department under Chapter 662,   Transportation Code, is an applicant for certification by the   department as an instructor under that chapter, or holds an   instructor certificate issued under that chapter.          SECTION 2.  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, 2017.     * * * * *