Bill Text: TX HCR217 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Instructing the enrolling clerk of the house to make corrections to H.B. No. 912.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Signed by the Governor [HCR217 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HCR217-Enrolled.html

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H.C.R. No. 217

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, House Bill No. 912 has been adopted by the house of
representatives and the senate and is being prepared for
enrollment; and
WHEREAS, The bill contains technical errors that should be
corrected; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas, That
the enrolling clerk of the house of representatives be instructed
to correct House Bill No. 912, in SECTION 2 of the bill, as follows:
(1) In added Section 423.002(a), Government Code, strike
"It is lawful to capture an image by an unmanned aircraft" and
substitute "It is lawful to capture an image using an unmanned
aircraft".
(2) In added Section 423.002(a)(4), Government Code,
between "(4)" and "by", insert "if the image is captured".
(3) In added Section 423.002(a)(5), Government Code,
between "(5)" and "by", insert "if the image is captured".
(4) In added Section 423.002(a)(8), Government Code,
between "(8)" and "by", insert "if the image is captured".
(5) In added Section 423.002(a)(9), Government Code,
between "(9)" and "by", insert "if the image is captured".
(6) In added Section 423.002(a)(13), Government Code,
between "(13)" and "by", insert "if the image is captured".
(7) In added Section 423.002(a)(17), Government Code,
between "(17)" and "by", insert "if the image is captured".
(8) In added Section 423.002(a)(17), Government Code,
immediately following "related facilities,", strike "if the image"
and substitute "and".
(9) In added Section 423.002(a)(18), Government Code,
following the underlined semicolon, insert "or".
(10) In added Section 423.002(a)(19), Government Code,
strike the underlined semicolon and substitute an underlined
period.
(11) Strike added Section 423.008, Government Code, and
substitute the following:
Sec. 423.008. REPORTING BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. (a) Not
earlier than January 1 and not later than January 15 of each
odd-numbered year, each state law enforcement agency and each
county or municipal law enforcement agency located in a county or
municipality, as applicable, with a population greater than
150,000, that used or operated an unmanned aircraft during the
preceding 24 months shall issue a written report to the governor,
the lieutenant governor, and each member of the legislature and
shall:
(1) retain the report for public viewing; and
(2) post the report on the law enforcement agency's
publicly accessible website, if one exists.
(b) The report must include:
(1) the number of times an unmanned aircraft was used,
organized by date, time, location, and the types of incidents and
types of justification for the use;
(2) the number of criminal investigations aided by the
use of an unmanned aircraft and a description of how the unmanned
aircraft aided each investigation;
(3) the number of times an unmanned aircraft was used
for a law enforcement operation other than a criminal
investigation, the dates and locations of those operations, and a
description of how the unmanned aircraft aided each operation;
(4) the type of information collected on an
individual, residence, property, or area that was not the subject
of a law enforcement operation and the frequency of the collection
of this information; and
(5) the total cost of acquiring, maintaining,
repairing, and operating or otherwise using each unmanned aircraft
for the preceding 24 months.
Gooden
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 217 was adopted by the House on May
27, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 3, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 217 was adopted by the Senate on May
27, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor