HB1851 - Relating to the disposition of certain surplus motor vehicles and other law enforcement equipment by the Texas Facilities Commission to certain school districts.

      H.B. No. 1851         AN ACT   relating to the disposition of certain surplus motor vehicles and   other law enforcement equipment by the Texas Facilities Commission   to certain school districts.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 2175.308, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 2175.308.  EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY OF DEPARTMENT   OF PUBLIC SAFETY. (a)  Notwithstanding any conflicting provision   of this chapter, if the commission determines that this state's   efforts to secure this state's international border and combat   transnational crime will sufficiently benefit from the donation of   the surplus motor vehicles and other law enforcement equipment of   the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas to a municipal   or county law enforcement agency , or to a school district, located   in an economically disadvantaged area of this state, the commission   may transfer the property to the agency or district at a price or   for other consideration agreed to by the commission and the agency   or district .          (b)  A law enforcement agency or school district that   receives surplus property under Subsection (a) may not sell the   property before the second anniversary of the date the property is   received.           (c)     A school district that receives surplus property under   Subsection (a) may not use the property for a purpose other than in   the performance of law enforcement duties by peace officers, school   resource officers, or security personnel as described by Section   37.081, Education Code.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 1851 was passed by the House on April   25, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 105, Nays 11, 1 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 1851 was passed by the Senate on May   25, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 27, Nays 4.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor