Bill Text: TX HB4350 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to public safety answering points operated by emergency communications districts.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-14 - Effective immediately [HB4350 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB4350-Enrolled.html
H.B. No. 4350 |
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relating to public safety answering points operated by emergency | ||
communications districts. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 772.001, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended by adding Subdivision (4-a) to read as follows: | ||
(4-a) "Emergency services district" means an | ||
emergency services district created under Chapter 775. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 772.112(b), Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) A public safety answering point may transmit emergency | ||
response requests to private safety entities, with the approval of | ||
the board and the consent of each participating jurisdiction and | ||
emergency services district serving the relevant area. A | ||
participating jurisdiction's or emergency services district's | ||
consent may be withdrawn at any time. | ||
SECTION 3. Section 772.212(b), Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) A public safety answering point may transmit emergency | ||
response requests to private safety entities, with the approval of | ||
the board and the consent of each [ |
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and emergency services district serving the relevant area. A | ||
participating jurisdiction's or emergency services district's | ||
consent may be withdrawn at any time. | ||
SECTION 4. Section 772.312(b), Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) A public safety answering point may transmit emergency | ||
response requests to private safety entities, with the approval of | ||
the board and the consent of each participating jurisdiction and | ||
emergency services district serving the relevant area. A | ||
participating jurisdiction's or emergency services district's | ||
consent may be withdrawn at any time. | ||
SECTION 5. Section 772.515(b), Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) A public safety answering point may transmit emergency | ||
response requests to private safety entities, with the approval of | ||
the board and the consent of each participating jurisdiction and | ||
emergency services district serving the relevant area. A | ||
participating jurisdiction's or emergency services district's | ||
consent may be withdrawn at any time. | ||
SECTION 6. Section 772.614(b), Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) A public safety answering point may transmit emergency | ||
response requests to private safety entities, with the [ |
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approval of the board and the consent of each participating | ||
jurisdiction and emergency services district serving the relevant | ||
area. A participating jurisdiction's or emergency services | ||
district's consent may be withdrawn at any time. | ||
SECTION 7. 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, 2019. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.B. No. 4350 was passed by the House on May 3, | ||
2019, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
voting. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.B. No. 4350 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |