{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.0625","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 411.0625","heading":"PASS FOR EXPEDITED ACCESS TO CAPITOL.","body":"(a) The department shall allow a person to enter the Capitol and the Capitol Extension, including any public space in the Capitol or Capitol Extension, in the same manner as the department allows entry to a person who presents a license to carry a handgun under Subchapter H if the person:\n(1) obtains from the department a Capitol access pass; and\n(2) presents the pass to the appropriate law enforcement official when entering the building or a space within the building.\n(b) To be eligible for a Capitol access pass, a person must meet the eligibility requirements applicable to a license to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, other than requirements regarding evidence of handgun proficiency.\n(c) The department shall adopt rules to establish a procedure by which a resident of the state may apply for and be issued a Capitol access pass. Rules adopted under this section must include provisions for eligibility, application, approval, issuance, and renewal that:\n(1) require the department to conduct the same background check on an applicant for a Capitol access pass that is conducted on an applicant for a license to carry a handgun under Subchapter H;\n(2) enable the department to conduct the background check described by Subdivision (1); and\n(3) establish application and renewal fees in amounts sufficient to cover the cost of administering this section, not to exceed the amounts of similar fees required under Section 411.174 for a license to carry a handgun.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 205 (H.B. 2131), Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 2011.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 437 (H.B. 910), Sec. 15, eff. January 1, 2016.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE B. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTION","CHAPTER 411. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS","SUBCHAPTER E. CAPITOL COMPLEX"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.411.htm#411.0625","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"4cdaf6b90af2479ad4477bb8def3778a3c5197edd2c5b1724a3ac8e326bdd313","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.062","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.063"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}