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House Bill 1099 |
House Author: Guillen |
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Effective: Vetoed |
Senate Sponsor: Hinojosa et al. |
House Bill 1099 amends the Occupations Code and Code of Criminal Procedure to authorize the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (TBVME) to employ and commission as a peace officer to enforce the Veterinary Licensing Act a peace officer certified by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. The bill requires the TBVME to designate an appropriately trained and experienced peace officer as the chief investigator to supervise and direct the other peace officers it commissions.
Governor's Reason for Veto: "House Bill 1099 would allow the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners to hire peace officers to investigate violations of the Veterinary Licensing Act. Legislation was passed last session to help the Board develop an effective way to inspect and monitor the potential diversion of controlled substances at veterinarians' offices, and to consistently implement its enforcement procedures. The Board should use its existing tools instead of creating more state commissioned peace officers and seeking out new tasks related to supervising those officers."