Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas SB434: Relating to the authority of the Harris County Hospital District to employ and commission peace officers.
Status: Chaptered, May 29, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to the authority of the Harris County Hospital District to employ and commission peace officers.
From the enrolled text, May 19, 2025:
AN ACT relating to the authority of the Harris County Hospital District to employ and commission peace officers. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 281.057(a), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) The board of the Dallas County Hospital District, the Tarrant County Hospital District, the Bexar County Hospital District, [[DELETED: or]] the El Paso County Hospital District[ADDED: , or the Harris ] [ADDED: County Hospital District]may employ and commission peace officers for the district. SECTION 2. Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows: Art. 2A.001. PEACE OFFICERS GENERALLY. The following are peace officers: (1) a sheriff, a sheriff's deputy, or a reserve deputy sheriff who holds a permanent peace officer license issued under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code; (2) a constable, a deputy constable, or a reserve deputy constable who holds a permanent peace officer license issued under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code; (3) a marshal or police officer of a municipality or a reserve municipal police officer who holds a permanent peace officer license issued under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code; (4) a ranger, officer, or member of the reserve officer corps commissioned by the Public Safety Commission and the director of the Department of Public Safety; (5) an investigator of a district attorney's, …
Sponsors
- Borris Miles (D, SD-013) · primary sponsor
- Jolanda Jones (D, HD-147)
- Charles Cunningham (R, HD-127)
- Terri Leo-Wilson (R, HD-023)
- Salman Bhojani (D, HD-092)
- Barbara Gervin-Hawkins (D, HD-120)
- Penny Morales Shaw (D, HD-148)
- Rodríguez Ramos, Ana-María (D, HD-102)
Latest actions
- : Effective on 9/1/25
- : Filed without the Governor's signature
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the House
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Reported enrolled
- : House passage reported
- : Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- : Record vote (RV#2911)
- : Passed
Votes
- Local Government Committee Vote (Out of committee): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Intergovernmental Affairs Committee Vote (Out of committee): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3565 (May 16, 2025): 130 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#2911 (May 16, 2025): 99 yea, 23 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3487 (May 15, 2025): 77 yea, 56 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#2710 (May 15, 2025): 105 yea, 24 nay, passed
Subjects: Law Enforcement, PEACE OFFICERS, Special Districts & Authorities--Hospital, HARRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT
Common questions
- What is SB434?
- SB434 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to the authority of the Harris County Hospital District to employ and commission peace officers.
- What does SB434 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the authority of the Harris County Hospital District to employ and commission peace officers.
- What is the status of SB434?
- Chaptered as of May 29, 2025. Latest action: Effective on 9/1/25 (May 29, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB434?
- Borris Miles (D, SD-013), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB434?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB00434
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