81R1945 EAH-D
By: Gonzalez Toureilles H.B. No. 453
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of auction proceeds from the sale of abandoned
motor vehicles, watercraft, or outboard motors to compensate
certain property owners.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 683.015, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:
(f) A law enforcement agency may use funds transferred under
Subsection (d) to compensate property owners whose property was
damaged as a result of a pursuit involving the law enforcement
agency, regardless of whether the agency would be liable under
Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.