87R466 SLB-D     By: White H.B. No. 559       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a fishing license fee waiver for certain residents.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 46.004(b) and (c), Parks and Wildlife   Code, are amended to read as follows:          (b)  The commission may establish a lower fee or waive the   fee or license requirement for:                (1)  a resident who has a general commercial   fisherman's license of this state;                (2)  a resident who is blind as defined by Section   355.001 [94.001], Labor [Human Resources] Code;                (3)  a resident or nonresident who is under 17 years   old; or                (4)  a resident who is at least 65 years old but younger   than 85 years old or a nonresident who is 65 years old or over.          (c)  The commission shall waive the fee for:                (1)  a qualified disabled veteran as defined by Section   42.012;                (2)  [and for] a resident on active duty as a member of   the United States military forces, the Texas Army National Guard,   the Texas Air National Guard, or the Texas State Guard; and                (3)  a resident who is 85 years old or over.          SECTION 2.  (a) The change in law made by this Act applies   only to a fee charged for a fishing license issued on or after the   effective date of this Act.          (b)  A 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 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.