85R1224 AJZ-D By: Wray H.B. No. 980 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to reducing certain fees for a license to carry a handgun for county jailers. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 411.1954 to read as follows: Sec. 411.1954. REDUCTION OF FEES FOR COUNTY JAILERS. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, an applicant who is a county jailer as defined by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code, shall pay a fee of $25 for the issuance of an original or renewed license under this subchapter. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to a license issued or renewed on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.