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SB2332 • 2025

Relating to aircraft owned and operated by the Department of Public Safety.

Relating to aircraft owned and operated by the Department of Public Safety.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Parker
Last action
2025-05-30
Official status
05/30/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-05-30

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to aircraft owned and operated by the Department of Public Safety.

Relating to aircraft owned and operated by the Department of Public Safety.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to aircraft owned and operated by the Department of Public Safety.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  6. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  7. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  8. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3019

  9. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage reported

  10. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  11. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  12. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  13. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2949

  14. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  15. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  16. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  17. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  18. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  19. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  20. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  21. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  22. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  23. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  24. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  25. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  26. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  27. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

  28. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  29. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  30. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  31. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  32. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  33. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  34. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  35. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  36. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  37. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  38. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  39. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  40. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  41. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  42. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  43. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  44. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  45. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  46. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  47. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  48. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  49. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Border Security

  50. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  51. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to aircraft owned and operated by the Department of Public Safety.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 2332 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 2332

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.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2332 passed the Senate on

April 24, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2332 passed the House on

May 20, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, two

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor