Bill Text: TX HJR96 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the transfer of a law enforcement animal to a qualified caretaker in certain circumstances.
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 12-3)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-25 - Laid on the table subject to call [HJR96 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HJR96-Comm_Sub.html
| 86R10394 JTS-F | ||
| By: Tinderholt, Smithee, Geren, Israel, | H.J.R. No. 96 | |
| Nevárez, et al. | ||
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| proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the transfer of a law | ||
| enforcement animal to a qualified caretaker in certain | ||
| circumstances. | ||
| BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by | ||
| adding Section 52l to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 52l. The legislature may authorize a state agency or a | ||
| county, a municipality, or other political subdivision to transfer | ||
| a law enforcement dog, horse, or other animal to the animal's | ||
| handler or another qualified caretaker for no consideration on the | ||
| animal's retirement or at another time if the transfer is in the | ||
| animal's best interest. | ||
| SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | ||
| submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 5, 2019. | ||
| The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the | ||
| proposition: "The constitutional amendment to allow the transfer | ||
| of a law enforcement animal to a qualified caretaker in certain | ||
| circumstances." | ||
