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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the reporting requirement for certain law enforcement |
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agencies regarding the agencies' use or operation of an unmanned |
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aircraft. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 423.008(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Not earlier than January 1 and not later than January 15 |
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of each odd-numbered year, each state law enforcement agency and |
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each county or municipal law enforcement agency located in a county |
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or municipality, as applicable, with a population greater than |
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150,000, that used or operated an unmanned aircraft during the |
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preceding 24 months shall [issue a written report to the governor, |
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the lieutenant governor, and each member of the legislature and |
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shall: |
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[(1) retain the report for public viewing; and |
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[(2)] post a [the] report regarding the agency's use or |
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operation of unmanned aircraft on the [law enforcement] agency's |
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publicly accessible Internet website or, if the agency does not |
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have a publicly accessible Internet website, otherwise make the |
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report available to the public [one exists]. |
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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, 2025. |