By: Krusee (Senate Sponsor - Ogden) H.B. No. 2077

(In the Senate - Received from the House May 7, 2007; May 8, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security; May 16, 2007, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 16, 2007, sent to printer.)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to police officers eligible to be certified to enforce commercial motor vehicle safety standards.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 644.101(b), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b) A police officer of any of the following municipalities is eligible to apply for certification under this section:

(1) a municipality with a population of 100,000 or more;

(2) a municipality with a population of 60,000 or more any part of which is located in:

(A) a county with a population of 750,000 or more; and

(B) two or more counties with a combined population of one million or more;

(3) a municipality with a population of 25,000 or more any part of which is located in a county with a population of two million or more;

(4) [(3)] a municipality with a population of less than 25,000:

(A) any part of which is located in a county with a population of 2.4 million; and

(B) that contains or is adjacent to an international port; or

(5) [(4)] a municipality any part of which is located in a county bordering the United Mexican States.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2007.

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