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AN ACT
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relating to certain equipment provided for use by the officers of |
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the Texas Highway Patrol. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 411, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 411.033 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.033. CERTAIN EQUIPMENT FOR VEHICLES. The |
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department shall equip all motor vehicles used by officers of the |
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Texas Highway Patrol in discharging the officers' official duties |
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with bullet-resistant windshields. |
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SECTION 2. The Department of Public Safety is required to |
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implement a provision of this Act only if the legislature |
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appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If the |
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legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that |
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purpose, the Department of Public Safety may, but is not required |
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to, implement a provision of this Act using other appropriations |
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available for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2222 passed the Senate on |
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May 5, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2222 passed the House on |
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May 26, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, two present |
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not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |