Bill Text: TX HB2683 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to the transfer or sale of a law enforcement dog to a peace officer, an honorably retired peace officer, or a survivor of a deceased peace officer.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-10 - Withdrawn from schedule [HB2683 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB2683-Introduced.html
  86R12393 JTS-F
 
  By: Geren H.B. No. 2683
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the transfer or sale of a law enforcement dog to a peace
  officer, an honorably retired peace officer, or a survivor of a
  deceased peace officer.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 614, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subchapter L to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER L. TRANSFER OF LAW ENFORCEMENT DOG TO PEACE OFFICER,
  HONORABLY RETIRED PEACE OFFICER, OR SURVIVOR OF DECEASED PEACE
  OFFICER
         Sec. 614.221.  DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
               (1)  "Governmental entity" means a state agency or a
  political subdivision, including a county, municipality, school
  district, special district, or joint board created under Section
  22.074, Transportation Code.
               (2)  "Law enforcement dog" means a dog owned by a
  governmental entity that is assigned to a peace officer for law
  enforcement purposes.
         Sec. 614.222.  COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROVISIONS INAPPLICABLE.
  A transfer authorized under this subchapter is not subject to
  competitive bidding, salvage property disposition, or similar
  requirements that would otherwise be applicable to the transfer.
         Sec. 614.223.  TRANSFER OF RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT DOG TO
  PEACE OFFICER. At the request of a peace officer who is the handler
  of a law enforcement dog that is to be retired from service, the
  governmental entity that owns the dog shall transfer ownership of
  the dog to the peace officer.
         Sec. 614.224.  PURCHASE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT DOG BY HONORABLY
  RETIRED PEACE OFFICER. On the request of a peace officer who
  retires honorably and who has been the handler of a law enforcement
  dog, a governmental entity shall allow the peace officer to
  purchase the dog.
         Sec. 614.225.  PURCHASE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT DOG BY SURVIVING
  SPOUSE, CHILD, OR PARENT OF DECEASED PEACE OFFICER. (a) For a law
  enforcement dog whose handler died while commissioned, the
  governmental entity that owns the dog may sell the dog to, in order
  of priority:
               (1)  the surviving spouse of the deceased peace
  officer;
               (2)  a child of the deceased peace officer; and
               (3)  a parent of the deceased peace officer.
         (b)  The governmental entity may sell a dog under Subsection
  (a) regardless of whether the officer died while discharging the
  officer's official duties.
         Sec. 614.226.  PURCHASE PRICE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT DOG. A
  governmental entity shall establish the amount for which a law
  enforcement dog may be purchased under this subchapter, which may
  not exceed fair market value.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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