BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center H.B. 2272 84R11002 NC-D By: Raney (Schwertner) Criminal Justice 4/30/2015 Engrossed
BILL ANALYSIS
Senate Research Center H.B. 2272
84R11002 NC-D By: Raney (Schwertner)
Criminal Justice
4/30/2015
Engrossed
Senate Research Center
H.B. 2272
84R11002 NC-D
By: Raney (Schwertner)
Criminal Justice
4/30/2015
Engrossed
AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT Currently, a reserve deputy sheriff, before beginning to perform the duties of office, must file a bond of $2,000 payable to the sheriff. While constables have the ability to execute a blanket surety bond to cover their reserve officers, sheriffs are not permitted to do so. These parties have long held that this inequity in the law unnecessarily limits a sheriff's ability to cover reserve deputies. H.B. 2272 seeks to address this issue by giving a sheriff the authority to execute a blanket surety statement to cover reserve deputy sheriffs. In any event, the county will also be given the option to self-insure against losses instead of requiring a reserve deputy sheriff to execute an individual bond or requiring a sheriff to execute a blanket security bond. H.B. 2272 amends current law relating to surety bond requirements for reserve deputy sheriffs. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 85.004, Local Government Code, by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1), as follows: (c) Requires a reserve deputy, before beginning to perform the duties of office and at the time of appointment, except as provided by Subsection (c-1), to file an oath and execute and file a bond in the amount of $2,000 payable to the sheriff. Makes a nonsubstantive change. (c-1) Authorizes the sheriff, if a sheriff appoints more than one reserve deputy sheriff, to execute a blanket surety bond to cover the reserve deputy sheriffs. Authorizes the county, instead of a reserve deputy sheriff executing an individual bond under Subsection (c) or the sheriff executing a blanket surety bond, to self-insure against losses that would have been covered by the bond. SECTION 2. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2015.
AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
Currently, a reserve deputy sheriff, before beginning to perform the duties of office, must file a bond of $2,000 payable to the sheriff. While constables have the ability to execute a blanket surety bond to cover their reserve officers, sheriffs are not permitted to do so. These parties have long held that this inequity in the law unnecessarily limits a sheriff's ability to cover reserve deputies.
H.B. 2272 seeks to address this issue by giving a sheriff the authority to execute a blanket surety statement to cover reserve deputy sheriffs. In any event, the county will also be given the option to self-insure against losses instead of requiring a reserve deputy sheriff to execute an individual bond or requiring a sheriff to execute a blanket security bond.
H.B. 2272 amends current law relating to surety bond requirements for reserve deputy sheriffs.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Section 85.004, Local Government Code, by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1), as follows:
(c) Requires a reserve deputy, before beginning to perform the duties of office and at the time of appointment, except as provided by Subsection (c-1), to file an oath and execute and file a bond in the amount of $2,000 payable to the sheriff. Makes a nonsubstantive change.
(c-1) Authorizes the sheriff, if a sheriff appoints more than one reserve deputy sheriff, to execute a blanket surety bond to cover the reserve deputy sheriffs. Authorizes the county, instead of a reserve deputy sheriff executing an individual bond under Subsection (c) or the sheriff executing a blanket surety bond, to self-insure against losses that would have been covered by the bond.
SECTION 2. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2015.