By: Nelson, et al. S.B. No. 2222
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain equipment provided for use by the officers of
the Texas Highway Patrol.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 411, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 411.033 to read as follows:
Sec. 411.033. CERTAIN EQUIPMENT FOR VEHICLES. The
department shall equip all motor vehicles used by officers of the
Texas Highway Patrol in discharging the officers' official duties
with bullet-resistant windshields.
SECTION 2. The Department of Public Safety is required to
implement a provision of this Act only if the legislature
appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If the
legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that
purpose, the Department of Public Safety may, but is not required
to, implement a provision of this Act using other appropriations
available 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, 2021.