By Tillery, Solis of Bexar, Reyna of Bexar, H.B. No. 2298 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to benefits for certain disabled peace officers. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the Bill Biles Law. 1-5 SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 56, Code of Criminal 1-6 Procedure, is amended by adding Article 56.375 to read as follows: 1-7 Art. 56.375. PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN DISABLED PEACE OFFICERS. 1-8 (a) In this article, "peace officer": 1-9 (1) means an individual elected, appointed, or 1-10 employed to serve as a peace officer for a governmental entity 1-11 under Article 2.12 or other law; and 1-12 (2) includes a former peace officer who because of an 1-13 injury suffered while performing duties as a peace officer is 1-14 entitled to receive payments under this article. 1-15 (b) Article 56.37 does not apply to a peace officer injured 1-16 after August 31, 1989, and before September 2, 1999, as a result of 1-17 the criminally injurious conduct of another person while the 1-18 officer is performing duties as a peace officer. Those peace 1-19 officers may file an application under this subchapter not later 1-20 than September 1, 2000, if they otherwise meet the requirements of 1-21 this subchapter. 1-22 (c) This article expires September 2, 2000. 1-23 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999. 1-24 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 1-25 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-1 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-2 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-3 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.