88R13634 TSS-D     By: Jones of Harris H.B. No. 3671       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to justice court security.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 27, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 27.007 to read as follows:          Sec. 27.007.  JUSTICE COURT SECURITY. (a)  The   commissioners court of a county shall provide each justice court   with a walkthrough metal detector and an armed bailiff, deputy   sheriff, or contract security guard for each door of the court open   to the public.           (b)  A justice of the peace shall require each person who   enters the justice court, other than court employees, while the   court is in session to walk through a metal detector and be subject   to further security procedures.          (c)  In complying with this section, the commissioners court   shall first use money in the county's courthouse security fund   established under Article 102.017, Code of Criminal Procedure, and   only if necessary, money from the general revenue fund of the   county.           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.