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AN ACT
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relating to the disposition of certain surplus motor vehicles and |
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other law enforcement equipment by the Texas Facilities Commission |
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to certain school districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2175.308, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 2175.308. EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY OF DEPARTMENT |
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OF PUBLIC SAFETY. (a) Notwithstanding any conflicting provision |
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of this chapter, if the commission determines that this state's |
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efforts to secure this state's international border and combat |
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transnational crime will sufficiently benefit from the donation of |
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the surplus motor vehicles and other law enforcement equipment of |
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the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas to a municipal |
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or county law enforcement agency, or to a school district, located |
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in an economically disadvantaged area of this state, the commission |
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may transfer the property to the agency or district at a price or |
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for other consideration agreed to by the commission and the agency |
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or district. |
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(b) A law enforcement agency or school district that |
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receives surplus property under Subsection (a) may not sell the |
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property before the second anniversary of the date the property is |
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received. |
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(c) A school district that receives surplus property under |
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Subsection (a) may not use the property for a purpose other than in |
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the performance of law enforcement duties by peace officers, school |
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resource officers, or security personnel as described by Section |
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37.081, Education Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1851 was passed by the House on April |
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25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 105, Nays 11, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1851 was passed by the Senate on May |
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25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |