H.B. No. 2272
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to surety bond requirements for reserve deputy sheriffs.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 85.004, Local Government Code, is
  amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to
  read as follows:
         (c)  Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), a  [A] reserve
  deputy, before beginning to perform the duties of office and at the
  time of appointment, must file an oath and execute and file a bond
  in the amount of $2,000 payable to the sheriff. The oath and bond
  shall be filed with the county clerk.
         (c-1)  If a sheriff appoints more than one reserve deputy
  sheriff, the sheriff may execute a blanket surety bond to cover the
  reserve deputy sheriffs. Instead of a reserve deputy sheriff
  executing an individual bond under Subsection (c) or the sheriff
  executing a blanket surety bond, the county may self-insure against
  losses that would have been covered by the bond.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2272 was passed by the House on April
  16, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 146, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2272 was passed by the Senate on May
  15, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor