By Gallego H.B. No. 3443 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 the authority of a sheriff to provide law enforcement 1-3 officers and equipment to assist another county. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 362.002, Local Government Code, is amended 1-6 by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: 1-7 (d) A sheriff may provide regularly employed law enforcement 1-8 officers and equipment under the sheriff's control to assist 1-9 another county. The sheriff may provide such assistance only after 1-10 receiving a request from the sheriff and county officer authorized 1-11 to declare a state of civil emergency in the county requesting 1-12 assistance. The county requesting assistance is responsible for 1-13 any civil liability that arises from the services provided by the 1-14 assisting law enforcement officers. 1-15 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a 1-16 vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 1-17 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas constitution. If this 1-18 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 1-19 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.