HB652 - Relating to prohibited uses of public money by certain municipalities and counties that reduce or reallocate funding or resources for certain law enforcement agencies.

  89R4445 SCL-F     By: Harris Davila H.B. No. 652       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to prohibited uses of public money by certain   municipalities and counties that reduce or reallocate funding or   resources for certain law enforcement agencies.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 101, Local Government   Code, is amended by adding Section 101.024 to read as follows:           Sec.   101.024.     PROHIBITED USES OF PUBLIC MONEY FOR DEFUNDING   MUNICIPALITIES. (a) In this section, "defunding municipality"   means a home-rule municipality that is considered to be a defunding   municipality under Chapter 109.           (b)     A defunding municipality may not use public money to   provide private security to an elected official of the   municipality.           (c)     A contract entered into in violation of this section is   void as against public policy.          SECTION 2.  Chapter 120, Local Government Code, is amended   by adding Section 120.008 to read as follows:           Sec.   120.008.     PROHIBITED USES OF PUBLIC MONEY FOR COUNTIES   VIOLATING CHAPTER. (a) This section applies only to a county the   comptroller determines under Section 120.007 implemented a   proposed reduction or reallocation described by Section 120.002(a)   without the required voter approval.           (b)     A county subject to this section may not use public   money to provide private security to an elected official of the   county until the earlier of:                 (1)     the date the comptroller issues a written   determination that the county has, as applicable:                       (A)     reversed each funding reduction, adjusted   for inflation, and personnel reduction that was a subject of the   determination; or                       (B)     restored all reallocated funding and   resources that were subjects of the determination to the original   law enforcement agency; or                 (2)     the date on which each reduction and reallocation   that was a subject of the determination has been approved in an   election held in accordance with this chapter.           (c)     A contract entered into in violation of this section is   void as against public policy.          SECTION 3.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   a contract entered into on or after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 4.  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.