89R2024 CMO-F
By: Landgraf H.B. No. 4954
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the composition of the advisory committee for metal
recycling entities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1956.017(b), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) The advisory committee consists of 17 [15] members
appointed by the director as follows:
(1) one representative of the department;
(2) two representatives of local law enforcement
agencies located in different municipalities, each with a
population of 500,000 or more;
(3) two representatives of local law enforcement
agencies located in different municipalities, each with a
population of 200,000 or more but less than 500,000;
(4) one representative of a local law enforcement
agency located in a municipality with a population of less than
200,000;
(5) five representatives of metal recycling entities,
at least one of whom must have substantial business experience with
transactions involving the purchase or acquisition of catalytic
converters;
(6) two members who represent industries that are
impacted by theft of regulated material;
(7) one sheriff of a county with a population of
500,000 or more; [and]
(8) one sheriff of a county with a population of less
than 500,000;
(9) one sheriff who has experience investigating the
theft of tubular steel used in the process of drilling and
completing oil and gas wells; and
(10) one member who represents the oil and gas
industry.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the public safety director of the Department of Public
Safety of the State of Texas shall appoint two additional members to
the advisory committee as required by Section 1956.017, Occupations
Code, as amended by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.