By:Wharton                                                                  H.B. No.2217

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

Relating  to establishing  a grant program to equip motor vehicles

Used by peace officers with certain bullet-resistant components.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 772, Government Code, is

Amended by adding Section772.013 to read as follows:

Sec.772.013.  A GRANT PROGRAM TO EQUIP VEHICLES USED BY PEACE

OFFICERS WITH BULLET-RESISTANT COMPONENTS. (a) In this section:

1. "Criminal justice division" means the criminal

Justice division established under Section 772.006.

1. "Law enforcement agency" means an agency of the

State or an agency of a political subdivision of the state that is

Authorized by law to employ peace officers.

1. "Peace officer" means an individual elected,

appointed, or employed to serve as a peace officer for a

governmental entity under Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal

Procedure, or other law.

(b)The criminal justice division shall establish and

Administer a grant program to provide financial assistance to a law

Enforcement agency to purchase and install motor vehicles used by

peace officers of the law enforcement agency in discharging the

officers’ official duties with bullet-resistant windshields, side

windows, rear windows, and door panels.

(c) The criminal justice division shall establish:

(1) eligibility criteria for grant applicants;

(2) grant application procedures;

(3) guidelines relating to grant amounts;

(4) procedures for evaluating grant applications; and

(5) procedures for monitoring the use of a grant

awarded under the program and ensuring compliance with any

conditions of a grant.

(d) law enforcement agency receiving a grant under this

section must, as soon as practicable after spending the grant

money, provide to the criminal justice division proof of purchase

and installation, as applicable, of bullet-resistant windshields,

side windows, rear windows, or door panels.

(e) The criminal justice division may use any available

Money to implement this section.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September1,2025.