H.B. No. 2304
AN ACT
relating to the certification of sheriffs and deputy sheriffs to
enforce commercial motor vehicle safety standards in certain
counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 644.101(c), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) A sheriff or a deputy sheriff of a county bordering the
United Mexican States or of a county with a population of one [2.2]
million or more is eligible to apply for certification under this
section.
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, 2013.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2304 was passed by the House on April
18, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2304 was passed by the Senate on May
21, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor