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89(R) HB 1517 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text
89R21628 MZM-D
By: Hernandez
H.B. No. 1517
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1517:
By: Bell of Montgomery
C.S.H.B. No. 1517
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to enforcement of municipal ordinances by certain sheriffs
and constables.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 85, Local Government Code,
is amended by adding Section 85.025 to read as follows:
Sec.
85.025.
ENFORCEMENT OF MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE IN CERTAIN
COUNTIES.
A sheriff 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 the sheriff serves have entered into a written agreement
authorizing the sheriff to enforce the ordinance.
The sheriff may
only enforce an ordinance under this section within the portion of
the municipality located in the county the sheriff serves.
SECTION 2. 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 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 the
constable serves.
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, 2025.