H.B. No. 4350
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to public safety answering points operated by emergency
  communications districts.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 772.001, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by adding Subdivision (4-a) to read as follows:
               (4-a)  "Emergency services district" means an
  emergency services district created under Chapter 775.
         SECTION 2.  Section 772.112(b), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  A public safety answering point may transmit emergency
  response requests to private safety entities, with the approval of
  the board and the consent of each participating jurisdiction and
  emergency services district serving the relevant area.  A
  participating jurisdiction's or emergency services district's
  consent may be withdrawn at any time.
         SECTION 3.  Section 772.212(b), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  A public safety answering point may transmit emergency
  response requests to private safety entities, with the approval of
  the board and the consent of each [the] participating jurisdiction
  and emergency services district serving the relevant area.  A
  participating jurisdiction's or emergency services district's
  consent may be withdrawn at any time.
         SECTION 4.  Section 772.312(b), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  A public safety answering point may transmit emergency
  response requests to private safety entities, with the approval of
  the board and the consent of each participating jurisdiction and
  emergency services district serving the relevant area.  A
  participating jurisdiction's or emergency services district's
  consent may be withdrawn at any time.
         SECTION 5.  Section 772.515(b), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  A public safety answering point may transmit emergency
  response requests to private safety entities, with the approval of
  the board and the consent of each participating jurisdiction and
  emergency services district serving the relevant area.  A
  participating jurisdiction's or emergency services district's
  consent may be withdrawn at any time.
         SECTION 6.  Section 772.614(b), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  A public safety answering point may transmit emergency
  response requests to private safety entities, with the [board's]
  approval of the board and the consent of each participating
  jurisdiction and emergency services district serving the relevant
  area.  A participating jurisdiction's or emergency services
  district's consent may be withdrawn at any time.
         SECTION 7.  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, 2019.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 4350 was passed by the House on May 3,
  2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 4350 was passed by the Senate on May
  22, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor