Relating to the disposition of certain surplus motor vehicles and other law enforcement equipment by the Texas Facilities Commission to certain school districts.
HB 1851 allows the Texas Facilities Commission to transfer surplus motor vehicles and law enforcement equipment from the Texas Department of Public Safety to school districts located in economically disadvantaged areas. The bill requires that school districts receiving this equipment cannot sell it for two years and must use it solely for law enforcement duties by school resource officers or security personnel, as defined in the Education Code. This policy change directly affects school districts in economically disadvantaged communities by providing them with additional law enforcement resources. The bill took effect on September 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 14, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from an 'Engrossed' version to an 'Enrolled' version, which is the final version signed into law. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, including the transfer of surplus law enforcement equipment to school districts in economically disadvantaged areas and the restrictions on how that property may be used or sold.
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Removed original author attribution lines and formatting artifacts from the engrossed version.
Added enrolled version header information, certification signatures, and voting records to reflect final passage and approval by the Governor.
Reformatted text layout and spacing throughout the document to match standard enrolled bill formatting.
Floor votes · Senate May 25, 2025 · House Apr 24, 2025
How they voted
26–4
Passed
Total votes 30
May 25, 2025
D
Democratic10
80% Yea
R
Republican20
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
17
Committee
10
Amendments
2
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Committee
Referred to Economic Development
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 24, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (132-10-3)
house
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
6 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
A.J. Louderback
RRepublican
P
Bryan Hughes
RRepublican
P
Eddie Morales
DDemocratic
P
Janis Holt
RRepublican
P
MG
Mary González
DDemocratic
P
Ryan Guillen
RRepublican
Co
Chuy Hinojosa
DDemocratic
Co
Don McLaughlin
RRepublican
Co
JG
Jessica González
DDemocratic
Co
Katrina Pierson
RRepublican
Co
Keresa Richardson
RRepublican
Co
Mark Dorazio
RRepublican
Co
Mihaela Pleșa
DDemocratic
Co
Penny Morales Shaw
DDemocratic
Co
Philip Cortez
DDemocratic
Co
Ray Lopez
DDemocratic
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