Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 195	House Author:  Gonzalez Toureilles
Effective:  9-1-07	Senate Sponsor:  Hegar

            Current law authorizes a law enforcement agency to transfer certain forfeited or abandoned property to another municipal or county law enforcement agency for that agency's use.  House Bill 195 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure and Transportation Code to also permit loans of forfeited property and to provide that transfers or loans also may be made to school districts.  The bill requires the entity to whom a motor vehicle is loaned to maintain any required automobile insurance coverage for the vehicle and provides that the governing body of the political subdivision in which the agency making a loan has jurisdiction may revoke the loan at any time.  An agency that loans property is required to keep a record of certain information relating to the loan.