Bill Text: TX HB652 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to prohibited uses of public money by certain municipalities and counties that reduce or reallocate funding or resources for certain law enforcement agencies.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2025-03-04 - Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs [HB652 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-HB652-Introduced.html

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89R4445 SCL-F
By: Harris Davila H.B. No. 652

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to prohibited uses of public money by certain
municipalities and counties that reduce or reallocate funding or
resources for certain law enforcement agencies.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 101, Local Government
Code, is amended by adding Section 101.024 to read as follows:
Sec. 101.024. PROHIBITED USES OF PUBLIC MONEY FOR DEFUNDING
MUNICIPALITIES. (a) In this section, "defunding municipality"
means a home-rule municipality that is considered to be a defunding
municipality under Chapter 109.
(b) A defunding municipality may not use public money to
provide private security to an elected official of the
municipality.
(c) A contract entered into in violation of this section is
void as against public policy.
SECTION 2. Chapter 120, Local Government Code, is amended
by adding Section 120.008 to read as follows:
Sec. 120.008. PROHIBITED USES OF PUBLIC MONEY FOR COUNTIES
VIOLATING CHAPTER. (a) This section applies only to a county the
comptroller determines under Section 120.007 implemented a
proposed reduction or reallocation described by Section 120.002(a)
without the required voter approval.
(b) A county subject to this section may not use public
money to provide private security to an elected official of the
county until the earlier of:
(1) the date the comptroller issues a written
determination that the county has, as applicable:
(A) reversed each funding reduction, adjusted
for inflation, and personnel reduction that was a subject of the
determination; or
(B) restored all reallocated funding and
resources that were subjects of the determination to the original
law enforcement agency; or
(2) the date on which each reduction and reallocation
that was a subject of the determination has been approved in an
election held in accordance with this chapter.
(c) A contract entered into in violation of this section is
void as against public policy.
SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a contract entered into on or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 4. 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.