By: Nelson, Huffman S.B. No. 2222
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requiring rifle resistant windshields for certain
Department of Public Safety automobiles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 411.014, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 411.014 BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT. (a) The state shall
provide the necessary buildings, offices, and quarters for the
department and its officers, and employees in Austin and other
places in the state where district headquarters are located. The
state shall provide furniture, fixtures, automobiles, motorcycles,
horses, firearms, ammunition, uniforms, appliances, and other
materials necessary to the proper functioning and operation of the
department.
(1) Texas Highway Patrol has the meaning assigned by
Sec. 411.031 of the Government Code
(2) all patrol vehicles shall be equipped with rifle
resistant windshields.
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, 2021.