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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to memorial markers for certain officers killed in the |
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line of duty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 225.021(c), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) Except as provided by Section 225.0215, the [The] |
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department may not design, construct, or erect a marker under this |
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subchapter unless a grant or donation of funds is made to the |
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department to cover the cost of the design, construction, and |
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erection of the marker. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 225.0215 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 225.0215. MEMORIAL MARKERS FOR CERTAIN OFFICERS KILLED |
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IN LINE OF DUTY. (a) This section applies only to a marker required |
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under this subchapter designating a part of the highway system, |
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including a bridge or street, for an individual killed in the line |
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of duty who was: |
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(1) a law enforcement officer or peace officer for |
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this state or a political subdivision of this state under Article |
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2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure; or |
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(2) a federal law enforcement officer or special agent |
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performing duties in this state, including those officers under |
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Article 2A.002, Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 225.021(c), the department may |
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design, construct, or erect a marker to which this section applies |
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using: |
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(1) money appropriated from the general revenue fund |
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to the department for those purposes; and |
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(2) gifts, grants, and donations accepted by the |
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department for those purposes. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |