87R2035 ANG-D
By: Hughes S.B. No. 444
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the purchasing of a uniform by certain honorably
retired peace officers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter D, Chapter 614,
Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER D. PURCHASE OF FIREARM OR UNIFORM OF HONORABLY
RETIRED OR DECEASED PEACE OFFICER
SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 614, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 614.055 to read as follows:
Sec. 614.055. PURCHASE OF UNIFORM BY HONORABLY RETIRED
STATE PEACE OFFICERS. (a) An individual may purchase a uniform
from a state agency if:
(1) the individual was a peace officer commissioned by
the agency;
(2) the individual was honorably retired from the
individual's commission by the agency; and
(3) the uniform had been previously issued to the
individual by the agency.
(b) A state agency shall establish the amount, which may not
exceed fair market value, for which a uniform may be purchased under
this section.
(c) An individual who purchases a uniform under this section
may be buried in the uniform.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.