H.B. No. 668

	AN ACT
	relating to the renewal of a license to carry a handgun.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 411.185(a), Government Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(a)  To renew a license, a license holder must, on or before
	the first anniversary of the date the license expires, submit to the
	department by mail or, in accordance with the procedure adopted
	under Subsection (f), on the Internet:
	(1)  a renewal application on a form provided by the
	department;
	(2)  payment of a nonrefundable renewal fee of $40; and
	(3)  the informational form described by Subsection (c)
	signed or electronically acknowledged by the applicant.
	SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies to a
	handgun license that expires before, on, or after the effective
	date of this Act.
	SECTION 3.  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, 2025.
	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 668 was passed by the House on May 6,
	2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 125, Nays 20, 3 present, not
	voting.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 668 was passed by the Senate on May
	19, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 24, Nays 7.
	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED:  _____________________
	Date
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	Governor