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AN ACT
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relating to the purchasing of the uniform of certain honorably |
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retired or medically discharged peace officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter D, Chapter 614, |
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Government Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER D. PURCHASE OF FIREARM OR UNIFORM OF HONORABLY RETIRED, |
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MEDICALLY DISCHARGED, OR DECEASED PEACE OFFICER |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 614, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 614.055 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 614.055. PURCHASE OF UNIFORM ISSUED TO HONORABLY |
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RETIRED AND CERTAIN MEDICALLY DISCHARGED STATE PEACE OFFICERS. (a) |
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An individual may purchase a uniform from a state agency if: |
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(1) the individual was a peace officer commissioned by |
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the agency; |
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(2) the individual was honorably retired or medically |
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discharged under conditions other than dishonorable from the |
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individual's commission by the agency; and |
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(3) the uniform had been previously issued to the |
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individual by the agency. |
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(b) The nearest surviving relative of an individual |
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described by Subsection (a) may purchase the individual's uniform |
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from the state agency. |
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(c) A state agency shall establish the amount, which may not |
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exceed fair market value, for which a uniform may be purchased under |
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this section. |
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(d) An individual who purchases a uniform or on whose behalf |
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a uniform is purchased under this section may be buried in the |
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uniform. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 315 was passed by the House on April |
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8, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 149, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 315 on May 20, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 |
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present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 315 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 17, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |