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  89R11414 MEW-D     By: Meza H.B. No. 3584       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the carrying of a handgun by certain persons between 18   and 21 years of age.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 46.15, Penal Code, is amended by adding   Subsection (s) to read as follows:           (s)     The provisions of Section 46.02(a) prohibiting the   carrying of a handgun by a person younger than 21 years of age do not   apply to a person who is 18 years of age or older and has   successfully completed:                 (1)     a handgun proficiency course under Section   411.188(a), Government Code; and                 (2)     a hunter education course under Section 62.014,   Parks and Wildlife Code.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this   Act.  An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is   governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,   and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.  For   purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the   effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred   before that date.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.