By King of Parker H.B. No. 3380 Line and page numbers may not match official copy. Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to state agency acquisitions of public safety and law 1-3 enforcement wireless communications equipment. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 2170, Government Code, is 1-6 amended by adding Section 2170.0021 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 2170.0021. ACQUISITION OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS 1-8 EQUIPMENT. The commission and each state agency shall not acquire 1-9 any wireless communications equipment that incorporates a single 1-10 ANSI (American National Standards Institute) standardized digital 1-11 protocol until such time as all state agencies utilizing two-way 1-12 radio wireless communications equipment operate within the same 1-13 frequency band. 1-14 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 1-15 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 1-16 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 1-17 act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 1-18 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.