By: Parker S.B. No. 2332
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to aircraft owned and operated by the Department of Public
Safety.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2205.031(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) This chapter applies to all aircraft owned or leased by
the state, except as provided by Sections [Section] 2205.033 and
2205.0331.
SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 2205, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 2205.0331 to read as follows:
Sec. 2205.0331. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AIRCRAFT. (a)
The Department of Public Safety is primarily responsible for
maintaining and scheduling aircraft the Department of Public Safety
owns and operates.
(b) The Department of Public Safety shall base Department of
Public Safety aircraft at locations throughout this state as the
Department of Public Safety considers necessary.
(c) A pilot of an aircraft the Department of Public Safety
owns and operates must be an employee of the Department of Public
Safety.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.