89R8534 MZM-D
By: Hernandez H.B. No. 1517
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to enforcement of municipal ordinances by certain
constables.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 86.021, Local Government Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:
(f) A constable of a county with a population of more than
four million may enforce an ordinance adopted by the governing body
of a municipality if the municipality and the commissioners court
of the county for which the constable serves have entered into a
written agreement authorizing the constable to enforce the
ordinance. The constable may only enforce an ordinance under this
subsection within the portion of the municipality located in the
county for which the constable serves.
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, 2025.