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      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                           _____________________                    Governor