81R7265 CS-D
By: Hodge H.B. No. 2097
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the personal and official use of state vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2113.013, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b-1) An officer or employee of a state agency who is
authorized to use a state-owned or state-leased motor vehicle under
Subsection (b) may not use either state money to purchase fuel or
state-owned fuel to operate the vehicle. The officer or employee
may submit a request for reimbursement in accordance with state law
for fuel costs associated with conducting official state business.
An officer or employee who submits a request for reimbursement
under this subsection must submit a report in compliance with
Section 2203.001.
SECTION 2. Section 2203.001, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as
follows:
(c) A report filed under this section must show:
(1) the purpose for which the vehicle was used;
(2) the mileage traveled, including a detailed
point-by-point accounting of the mileage between stops and the
purpose for each stop;
(3) the amounts of gasoline and oil consumed;
(4) the passengers carried; and
(5) other information necessary to a proper record of
the use of the vehicle.
(c-1) A state agency that uses state-owned or state-leased
vehicles for undercover or security purposes may develop a
code-based system to identify locations for the purposes of this
section.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.