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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the confidentiality of certain travel vouchers |
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submitted by certain peace officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 660, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 660.2035 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 660.2035. TRAVEL VOUCHERS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS. (a) A |
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travel voucher submitted by a peace officer for travel authorized |
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and required to provide personal protection for an elected official |
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or a member of an elected official's family is confidential and not |
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subject to disclosure under Chapter 552. |
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(b) Upon request, the governmental body employing a peace |
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officer who submits a voucher described in subsection (a) shall |
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summarize the amounts claimed and the corresponding products or |
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services purchased as described in such voucher(s). |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to vouchers not disclosed before the effective date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |