H.B. No. 1831




AN ACT

relating to the definition of "convicted" for purposes of 
eligibility to carry a concealed handgun.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 411.171(4), Government Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
		(4)  "Convicted" means an adjudication of guilt or, 
except as provided in Section 411.1711, an order of deferred 
adjudication entered against a person by a court of competent 
jurisdiction whether or not the imposition of the sentence is 
subsequently probated and the person is discharged from community 
supervision.  The term does not include an adjudication of guilt or 
an order of deferred adjudication that has been subsequently:
			(A)  expunged;  or                                                           
			(B)  pardoned under the authority of a state or 
federal official.          
	SECTION 2.  Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is 
amended by adding Section 411.1711 to read as follows:
	Sec. 411.1711.  CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS FROM CONVICTIONS.  A 
person is not convicted, as that term is defined by Section 411.171, 
if an order of deferred adjudication was entered against the person 
on a date not less than 10 years preceding the date of the person's 
application for a license under this subchapter unless the order of 
deferred adjudication was entered against the person for an offense 
under Title 5, Penal Code, or Chapter 29, Penal Code.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.                           




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   President of the Senate                               Speaker of the House      

	I certify that H.B. No. 1831 was passed by the House on May 4, 
2005, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House   

	I certify that H.B. No. 1831 was passed by the Senate on May 
25, 2005, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Secretary of the Senate    



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                 Governor