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HB2217 Updates

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.

Roll Call Votes

2025-05-28 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-28 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - House - Read 3rd time RV#752 (Y: 137 N: 6 NV: 2 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-04-28 - House - Read 2nd time RV#660 (Y: 140 N: 4 NV: 2 Abs: 4) [PASS]

The guidelines and criteria of the grant will be established by the Criminal Justice Program office by the end of Decemeber 2025 and the grant will open for applications in January 2026. As the criteria is established, we will report it here and contact all departments by email.

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