85R1210 ADM-D     By: Moody H.B. No. 111       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to an educational program and fee reductions to improve   firearm safety.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is   amended by adding Sections 411.1954 and 411.210 to read as follows:          Sec. 411.1954.  REDUCTION OF FEES: PURCHASE OF SECURE GUN   STORAGE DEVICE. (a)  In this section, "secure gun storage device"   means a gun safe, gun case, gun cabinet, or other device that is   designed to be:                (1)  used to store a gun; and                (2)  unlocked only by use of a key or combination or by   other similar means.          (b)  The department shall reduce any fee required for the   issuance of an original or renewed license under this subchapter if   the applicant for the license provides the department with proof   that a secure gun storage device has been purchased by the applicant   or on behalf of the applicant.          (c)  The amount of the reduction under Subsection (b) is the   lesser of:                (1)  the total amount of the fee the applicant would   otherwise be required to pay; or                (2)  $40.          Sec. 411.210.  FIREARM SAFETY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. (a)  In   this section, "licensed firearms dealer" means a person who is   licensed as a firearms dealer under 18 U.S.C. Section 923.          (b)  The department shall develop and implement an   educational program to encourage firearm safety and to improve   public awareness on the topics of:                (1)  the availability of secure gun storage solutions,   including secure gun storage devices as defined by Section   411.1954; and                (2)  the safe handling of firearms.          (c)  In implementing the program, the department shall   publish a pamphlet on the topics described by Subsection (b). The   pamphlet must be distributed to each licensed firearms dealer in   this state, to be provided by a licensed firearms dealer at the   point of sale or other transfer of a firearm to a person.          (d)  The department may pay the costs of the program and its   administration only from the proceeds of fees collected under this   subchapter.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act in adding   Section 411.1954, Government Code, applies only to an application   to obtain or renew a license to carry a handgun submitted on or   after the effective date of this Act. An application submitted   before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in   effect when the application was submitted, and the former law is   continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.