Relating to the disposition of certain surplus motor vehicles and other law enforcement equipment by the Texas Facilities Commission to certain school districts, the official text

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.

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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.

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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.

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Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

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Governor