S.B. No. 868         AN ACT   relating to the allocation of money appropriated to the rural   volunteer fire department assistance program.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 614.102, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (i) to read as follows:          (i)  Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, at   least 10 percent of appropriations for a state fiscal year from the   fund for the purpose of providing assistance to volunteer fire   departments under the program is allocated to departments in areas   of the state classified as being at high risk for large wildfires by   the service. If the amount of assistance requested by departments   described by this subsection in a state fiscal year is less than the   amount allocated under this subsection, the remaining amount may be   used for other types of requests for assistance.          SECTION 2.  Section 614.102(i), Government Code, as added by   this Act, applies only to an appropriation made from the volunteer   fire department assistance fund on or after the effective date of   this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.               ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 868 passed the Senate on   April 9, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 868 passed the House on   May 23, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 134, Nays 3, two   present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor