Bill Text: TX SJR32 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the transfer of a law enforcement animal to a qualified caretaker in certain circumstances.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)

Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2019-04-29 - Filed with the Secretary of State [SJR32 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-SJR32-Introduced.html

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86R3301 JTS-F
By: Birdwell, Nelson S.J.R. No. 32

A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the transfer of a dog
used for county law enforcement purposes to the dog's handler on the
dog's retirement.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by
adding Section 52l to read as follows:
Sec. 52l. On the retirement of a dog owned and used by a
county for law enforcement purposes, the county may transfer
ownership of the dog to the dog's handler at no cost to the handler.
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 5, 2019.
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment to allow the transfer
of a dog used for county law enforcement purposes to the dog's
handler on the dog's retirement."