Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas HB2217: Relating to establishing a grant program to equip motor vehicles used by peace officers with certain bullet-resistant components.
Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to establishing a grant program to equip motor vehicles used by peace officers with certain bullet-resistant components.
From the enrolled text, May 30, 2025:
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 Section 772.013 to read as follows: [ADDED: Sec.][ADDED: ][ADDED: 772.013.][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: GRANT PROGRAM TO EQUIP VEHICLES USED BY PEACE ] [ADDED: OFFICERS WITH BULLET-RESISTANT COMPONENTS. ][ADDED: ][ADDED: (a) ][ADDED: ][ADDED: In this section:] [ADDED: (1)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Criminal justice division" means the criminal ] [ADDED: justice division established under Section 772.006.] [ADDED: (2)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Law enforcement agency" means an agency of the ] [ADDED: state or an agency of a political subdivision of the state that is ] [ADDED: authorized by law to employ peace officers.] [ADDED: (3)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Peace officer" means an individual elected, ] [ADDED: appointed, or employed to serve as a peace officer for a ] [ADDED: governmental entity under Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal ] [ADDED: Procedure, or other law.] [ADDED: (b)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: The criminal justice division shall establish and ] [ADDED: administer a grant program to provide financial assistance to a law ] [ADDED: enforcement agency to purchase and install motor vehicles used by ] [ADDED: peace officers of the law enforcement agency in discharging the ] [ADDED: …
Sponsors
- Trey Wharton (R, HD-012) · primary sponsor
- Paul Dyson (R, HD-014)
- AJ Louderback (R, HD-030)
- Ryan Guillen (R, HD-031)
- Trent Ashby (R, HD-057)
- Daniel Alders (R, HD-006)
- Jeff Barry (R, HD-029)
- Ben Bumgarner (R, HD-063)
- Briscoe Cain (R, HD-128)
- David Cook (R, HD-096)
- Charles Cunningham (R, HD-127)
- Gary Gates (R, HD-028)
Latest actions
- : Effective on 9/1/25
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Signed in the House
- : Reported enrolled
- : Senate passage reported
- : Passed
- : Read 3rd time
- : Record vote
Votes
- Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Committee Vote (Out of committee): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Criminal Justice Committee Vote (Out of committee): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Rules suspended-Three day rule (May 28, 2025): 30 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Read 3rd time (May 28, 2025): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#752 (April 29, 2025): 137 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#704 (April 28, 2025): 80 yea, 64 nay, passed
Subjects: Law Enforcement, State Finances--Management & Control, Vehicles & Traffic--Equipment, PEACE OFFICERS, Vehicles & Traffic--General, CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION, GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
Common questions
- What is HB2217?
- HB2217 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to establishing a grant program to equip motor vehicles used by peace officers with certain bullet-resistant components.
- What does HB2217 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to establishing a grant program to equip motor vehicles used by peace officers with certain bullet-resistant components.
- What is the status of HB2217?
- Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Effective on 9/1/25 (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB2217?
- Trey Wharton (R, HD-012), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2217?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB02217
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