HB 2217: grants for bullet-resistant windshields on officer vehicles

Caption

relating to establishing a grant program to equip motor vehicles used by peace officers with certain bullet-resistant components.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Windows and door panels too. The governor’s office runs it.

The bill orders the governor's criminal justice division to set up a grant program that helps police and other law enforcement agencies buy and install bullet-resistant windshields, windows and door panels on officer vehicles. It touches state and local law enforcement agencies, which can apply, and the division, which must write eligibility rules, application steps, grant amount guidelines and monitoring procedures. Agencies that get money must show proof of purchase and installation, and the division may pay for the program with any available money, starting September 1, 2025.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2217 · 2025-01-29

SOLD BY

Rep. Trey WhartonRHouse 12

Rep. Paul DysonRHouse 14

Rep. AJ LouderbackRHouse 30

+ 2 more authors, 28 coauthors

ITEM

relating to establishing a grant program to equip motor vehicles used by peace officers with certain bullet-resistant components.

WHAT IT DOES

Windows and door panels too. The governor’s office runs it.

The bill orders the governor's criminal justice division to set up a grant program that helps police and other law enforcement agencies buy and install bullet-resistant windshields, windows and door panels on officer vehicles. It touches state and local law enforcement agencies, which can apply, and the division, which must write eligibility rules, application steps, grant amount guidelines and monitoring procedures. Agencies that get money must show proof of purchase and installation, and the division may pay for the program with any available money, starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version E · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version E · May 27, 2025

The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined at this time. There would be an indeterminate cost related to the grant program authorized by the bill which would be dependent on the number of grant applications and appropriations made for this purpose.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Jan 29, 2025Filed
Mar 14, 2025Read first time
Mar 14, 2025Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Mar 26, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 26, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 26, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Mar 26, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 2, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 2, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 8, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 8, 2025Committee report distributed
Apr 9, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 24, 2025Considered in Calendars
Apr 28, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
Apr 28, 2025Read 2nd time
Apr 28, 2025Passed to engrossment
Apr 28, 2025Record vote RV#660
Apr 28, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Apr 29, 2025Read 3rd time
Apr 29, 2025Passed
Apr 29, 2025Record vote RV#752
Apr 29, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Apr 29, 2025Reported engrossed
Apr 29, 2025Received from the House
Apr 30, 2025Read first time
Apr 30, 2025Referred to Criminal Justice
May 27, 2025Posting rule suspended
May 27, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
May 27, 2025Considered in public hearing
May 27, 2025Vote taken in committee
May 27, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendments
May 27, 2025Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
May 27, 2025Committee report printed and distributed
May 28, 2025Co-sponsor authorized
May 28, 2025Placed on intent calendar
May 28, 2025Rules suspended-Regular order of business
May 28, 2025Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
May 28, 2025Vote recorded in Journal
May 28, 2025Three day rule suspended
May 28, 2025Record vote
May 28, 2025Read 3rd time
May 28, 2025Passed
May 28, 2025Record vote
May 29, 2025Senate passage reported
May 30, 2025Reported enrolled
May 30, 2025Signed in the House
May 31, 2025Signed in the Senate
May 31, 2025Sent to the Governor
Jun 20, 2025Signed by the Governor
Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 137 yea · 6 nay

Senate · 31 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · Apr 29, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Final passage · May 28, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

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THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Trey Wharton

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$20K Texas Sands PAC$12KClint McLaren$7,205

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$20,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$20,000.00

Cash: $20,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $20,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 30, 2025 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101004685, 101026029, 101071395.

Texas Sands PAC$12,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$12,000.00

Cash: $12,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $12,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100981751, 101056205, 101071395.

Clint McLaren$7,205.31

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$20,000.00

Cash: $20,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $20,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 30, 2025 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101004685, 101026029, 101071395.

×

Texas Sands PAC

$12,000.00

Cash: $12,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $12,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100981751, 101056205, 101071395.

Votes5

Senate May 28, 2025

Yea: 31
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

Sources

The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 31 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate May 28, 2025

Yea: 30
Nay: 1
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

MilesNay

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

Sources

Senator Hagenbuch moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 2217 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 30 (published)
Nay: 1 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate May 28, 2025

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.

Sources

Senator Hagenbuch moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration HB 2217 at this time on its second reading: HB 2217, Relating to establishing a grant program to equip motor vehicles used by peace officers with certain bullet-resistant components. The motion prevailed. Senator Miles asked to be recorded as voting "Nay" on suspension of the regular order of business. The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House Apr 29, 2025

Yea: 137
Nay: 6
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 4
Excused: 1

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 752

HB 2217 was passed by (Record 752): 137 Yeas, 6 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 137 (published)
Nay: 6 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 4 (derived from named list)
Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House Apr 28, 2025

Yea: 140
Nay: 4
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 3
Excused: 1

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 660

HB 2217 was passed to engrossment by (Record 660): 140 Yeas, 4 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 140 (published)
Nay: 4 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 3 (derived from named list)
Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses20

For: 20
Against: 0
On: 0

Names

For

Brazos County Sheriffs Office1 registration
Brazos county Sheriffs office1 registration
City of Corpus Christi1 registration
City of Denton1 registration
City of San Antonio1 registration
City of Sugar Land1 registration
Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)1 registration
Conference of Urban Counties1 registration
Dallas County1 registration
Dallas Police Department1 registration
Game Warden Peace Officers Association1 registration
Operation Safe Shield2 registrations
Self3 registrations
Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union1 registration
Texas Police Chiefs Association1 registration
TMPA1 registration
Travis County Commissioners Court1 registration

Sources

20 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version E · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version E · May 27, 2025

The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined at this time. There would be an indeterminate cost related to the grant program authorized by the bill which would be dependent on the number of grant applications and appropriations made for this purpose.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Jan 29, 2025

06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed · Senate Committee Report · Enrolled

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors

Daniel AldersRHouse 6

Jeff BarryRHouse 29

Benjamin BumgarnerRHouse 63

Briscoe CainRHouse 128

David CookRHouse 96

Charles CunninghamRHouse 127

Gary GatesRHouse 28

Stan GerdesRHouse 17

Mary E. GonzálezDHouse 75

Hillary HicklandRHouse 55

Janis HoltRHouse 18

Carrie IsaacRHouse 73

Helen KerwinRHouse 58

Stan LambertRHouse 71

Don McLaughlinRHouse 80

Penny Morales ShawDHouse 148

Eddie MoralesDHouse 74

Matt MorganRHouse 26

Candy NobleRHouse 89

Angelia OrrRHouse 13

Dennis PaulRHouse 129

Mihaela PlesaDHouse 70

Richard Peña RaymondDHouse 42

Keresa RichardsonRHouse 61

Joanne ShofnerRHouse 11

David SpillerRHouse 68

Cody VasutRHouse 25

Denise VillalobosRHouse 34

Companion

SB 1788 by Hagenbuch (identical)

Subjects

Law Enforcement

State Finances--Management & Control

Vehicles & Traffic--Equipment

Vehicles & Traffic--General

PEACE OFFICERS

CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION, GOVERNOR'S OFFICE

Text

The text as introduced · 322 words

89R9167 JCG-F

By: Wharton
H.B. No. 2217

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

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:

Sec. 772.013. GRANT PROGRAM TO EQUIP VEHICLES USED BY PEACE

OFFICERS WITH BULLET-RESISTANT COMPONENTS. (a) In this section:

(1) "Criminal justice division" means the criminal

justice division established under Section 772.006.

(2) "Law enforcement agency" means an agency of the

state or an agency of a political subdivision of the state that is

authorized by law to employ peace officers.

(3) "Peace officer" means an individual elected,

appointed, or employed to serve as a peace officer for a

governmental entity under Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal

Procedure, or other law.

(b) The criminal justice division shall establish and

administer a grant program to provide financial assistance to a law

enforcement agency to purchase and install motor vehicles used by

peace officers of the law enforcement agency in discharging the

officers' official duties with bullet-resistant windshields, side

windows, rear windows, and door panels.

(c) The criminal justice division shall establish:

(1) eligibility criteria for grant applicants;

(2) grant application procedures;

(3) guidelines relating to grant amounts;

(4) procedures for evaluating grant applications; and

(5) procedures for monitoring the use of a grant

awarded under the program and ensuring compliance with any

conditions of a grant.

(d) A law enforcement agency receiving a grant under this

section must, as soon as practicable after spending the grant

money, provide to the criminal justice division proof of purchase

and installation, as applicable, of bullet-resistant windshields,

side windows, rear windows, or door panels.

(e) The criminal justice division may use any available

money to implement this section.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Verdict: No flags

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ITEM

WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

TOTAL

HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

Texas Sands PAC

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

Texas Sands PAC

Senate May 28, 2025

Senate May 28, 2025

Senate May 28, 2025

House Apr 29, 2025

House Apr 28, 2025

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