89R12372 MZM-F     By: Troxclair H.B. No. 3476       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the definition of population for the purpose of the   rural sheriff's office, constable's office, and prosecutor's office   salary assistance grant program.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 130.911(a), Local Government Code, is   amended by amending Subdivision (2) and adding Subdivision (3) to   read as follows:                (2)  "Population" means the population shown by the   most recent:                      (A)  federal decennial census; or                      (B)  annual population estimate provided by the   state demographer under Chapter 468, Government Code, if that   estimate is more recent than the most recent federal decennial   census.                (3)  "Qualified county" means a county with a   population of 300,000 or less.          SECTION 2.  Section 130.912(a), Local Government Code, is   amended by amending Subdivisions (2) and (3) and adding Subdivision   (4) to read as follows:                (2)  "Population" has the meaning assigned by Section   130.911.                (3)  "Qualified constable" means a constable elected to   an office created on or before January 1, 2023, who primarily makes   motor vehicle stops in the routine performance of the constable's   duties.                (4) [(3)]  "Qualified county" means a county with a   population of 300,000 or less.          SECTION 3.  Section 130.913(a), Local Government Code, is   amended by amending Subdivision (2) and adding Subdivision (3) to   read as follows:                (2)  "Population" has the meaning assigned by Section   130.911.                (3)  "Qualified prosecutor's office" means, in a   jurisdiction with a population of 300,000 or less, the office of a   district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney   with criminal prosecution duties.          SECTION 4.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   the award of a grant to a county during a fiscal year of the county   that begins on or after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 5.  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, 2025.