Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 255 addresses travel expenses involved in the escort or retrieval of criminals, suspects, and fugitives. It applies to county sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, and juvenile probation officers when they transport a state prisoner under felony warrant. The act amends the Government Code to allow participation in the General Services Commission contracts for reduced airline fares, applicable to both the officer and the prisoner. The commission may charge a participating county a fee not to exceed the costs incurred in providing the travel services.