Bill Text: TX HB229 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Bill 229 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to the disposition of certain surplus motor vehicles and other law enforcement equipment by the Texas Facilities Commission.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2015-06-17 - Effective on 9/1/15 [HB229 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HB229-Enrolled.html



	H.B. No. 229




	AN ACT
	relating to the disposition of certain surplus motor vehicles and
	other law enforcement equipment by the Texas Facilities Commission.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 2175, Government Code, is
	amended by adding Section 2175.308 to read as follows:
	Sec. 2175.308. EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY OF DEPARTMENT
	OF PUBLIC SAFETY. (a) Notwithstanding any conflicting provision
	of this chapter, if the commission determines that this state's
	efforts to secure this state's international border and combat
	transnational crime will sufficiently benefit from the donation of
	the surplus motor vehicles and other law enforcement equipment of
	the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas to a municipal
	or county law enforcement agency in an economically disadvantaged
	area of this state, the commission may transfer the property to the
	agency at a price or for other consideration agreed to by the
	commission and the agency.
	(b) A law enforcement agency that receives surplus property
	under Subsection (a) may not sell the property before the second
	anniversary of the date the property is received.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.


	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House


	I certify that H.B. No. 229 was passed by the House on April
	23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not
	voting.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House


	I certify that H.B. No. 229 was passed by the Senate on May
	26, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED: _____________________
	Date

	_____________________
	Governor