By: Guillen (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) H.B. No. 1190
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 4, 2015;
May 6, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on State
Affairs; May 21, 2015, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 21, 2015, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the compensation of property owners whose property is
damaged as a result of a pursuit involving a federal law enforcement
agency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 683.015(f), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(f) A law enforcement agency or an attorney representing the
state may use funds transferred under Subsection (d) to compensate
property owners whose property was damaged as a result of a pursuit
involving a law enforcement agency or a federal law enforcement
agency, regardless of whether the agency would be liable under
Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to property damage occurring on or after the effective date of this
Act. Property damage occurring before the effective date of this
Act is governed by the law in effect at the time the damage
occurred, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 3. 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, 2015.
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