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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibited uses of public money by certain |
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municipalities and counties that reduce or reallocate funding or |
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resources for certain law enforcement agencies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 101, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 101.024 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 101.024. PROHIBITED USES OF PUBLIC MONEY FOR DEFUNDING |
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MUNICIPALITIES. (a) In this section, "defunding municipality" |
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means a home-rule municipality that is considered to be a defunding |
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municipality under Chapter 109. |
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(b) A defunding municipality may not use public money to |
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provide private security to an elected official of the |
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municipality. |
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(c) A contract entered into in violation of this section is |
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void as against public policy. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 120, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 120.008 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 120.008. PROHIBITED USES OF PUBLIC MONEY FOR COUNTIES |
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VIOLATING CHAPTER. (a) This section applies only to a county the |
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comptroller determines under Section 120.007 implemented a |
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proposed reduction or reallocation described by Section 120.002(a) |
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without the required voter approval. |
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(b) A county subject to this section may not use public |
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money to provide private security to an elected official of the |
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county until the earlier of: |
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(1) the date the comptroller issues a written |
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determination that the county has, as applicable: |
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(A) reversed each funding reduction, adjusted |
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for inflation, and personnel reduction that was a subject of the |
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determination; or |
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(B) restored all reallocated funding and |
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resources that were subjects of the determination to the original |
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law enforcement agency; or |
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(2) the date on which each reduction and reallocation |
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that was a subject of the determination has been approved in an |
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election held in accordance with this chapter. |
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(c) A contract entered into in violation of this section is |
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void as against public policy. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a contract entered into on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2025. |