By Turner of Harris                                    H.B. No. 630
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the authority of a municipality to permit the use of
 1-3     unmarked automobiles by certain municipal code enforcement
 1-4     officers.
 1-5           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-6           SECTION 1. Section 721.005(a), Transportation Code, is
 1-7     amended to read as follows:
 1-8           (a)  The governing body of a municipality may exempt from the
 1-9     requirements of Section 721.004 an automobile when used to perform
1-10     an official duty by a:
1-11                 (1)  police department;
1-12                 (2)  magistrate as defined by Article 2.09, Code of
1-13     Criminal Procedure; [or]
1-14                 (3)  medical examiner; or
1-15                 (4)  municipal code enforcement officer designated to
1-16     enforce environmental laws.
1-17           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-18     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-19     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-20     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-21     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.