Bill Text: TX HR2434 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring retired Arlington assistant police chief Kevin Kolbye for his contributions to law enforcement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR2434 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2434-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2434 |
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WHEREAS, Kevin Kolbye retired as assistant police chief of | ||
the Arlington Police Department in 2022, following a noteworthy | ||
career spanning nearly four decades in law enforcement; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1983, Mr. Kolbye was hired by the Dallas Police | ||
Department, and four years later, he joined the Federal Bureau of | ||
Investigation; he was named assistant special agent in charge of | ||
the Dallas Field Office in 2007; during his tenure, he led the FBI | ||
SWAT Team, participated in covert operations, and oversaw the | ||
Criminal and National Security Branch; he received a temporary | ||
assignment as the on-scene commander in Afghanistan in 2009 and | ||
oversaw all investigation and intelligence activities in the course | ||
of Operation Enduring Freedom; in 2013, he was selected by the FBI's | ||
deputy director as the commander for the Benghazi investigation in | ||
Libya; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Kolbye joined the Arlington Police Department | ||
in 2015, initially presiding over patrol operations; as assistant | ||
police chief over the support operations bureau, he guided | ||
investigative units in homicide, narcotics, traffic units, and | ||
other specialized sections; admired as a dynamic role model and | ||
caring mentor, he was called upon to co-lead the department upon the | ||
retirement of Police Chief Will Johnson in 2020 and then served as | ||
interim chief; following his own retirement in 2022, Mr. Kolbye has | ||
continued to work to make Texas communities safer; he has provided | ||
invaluable assistance as a champion of HB 2129, legislation | ||
allowing merchants to offer theft education to a person suspected | ||
of committing or attempting to commit theft; in recognition of his | ||
outstanding effort, the law is to be known as the Kevin Kolbye Act; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, A graduate of Texas Tech University, Mr. Kolbye | ||
earned his bachelor's degree in accounting and went on to complete a | ||
master's degree in criminal justice at Tarleton State University; | ||
he has also furthered his education at the FBI's Executive | ||
Leadership Institute, the Northwestern University Kellogg School | ||
of Management-Navigating Strategic Change, and the Senior | ||
Management Institute for Police at Boston University, and he | ||
graduated from the FBI National Executive Institute in 2019; and | ||
WHEREAS, Kevin Kolbye has demonstrated an unwavering | ||
commitment to the safety and well-being of his fellow citizens, and | ||
he set a standard of excellence to which all law enforcement | ||
professionals may aspire; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor retired Arlington assistant police chief | ||
Kevin Kolbye for his exemplary contributions to law enforcement and | ||
commend him for his instrumental role in the passage of HB 2129; | ||
and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Kolbye as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Burns | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2434 was adopted by the House on May | ||
28, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||