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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring rifle resistant windshields for certain |
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Department of Public Safety automobiles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 411.014, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.014 BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT. (a) The state shall |
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provide the necessary buildings, offices, and quarters for the |
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department and its officers, and employees in Austin and other |
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places in the state where district headquarters are located. The |
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state shall provide furniture, fixtures, automobiles, motorcycles, |
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horses, firearms, ammunition, uniforms, appliances, and other |
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materials necessary to the proper functioning and operation of the |
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department. |
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(1) Texas Highway Patrol has the meaning assigned by |
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Sec. 411.031 of the Government Code |
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(2) all patrol vehicles shall be equipped with rifle |
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resistant windshields. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2021. |