HB 3371
AN ACT relating to the recovery of certain state border security
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
Allows the Texas governor to submit an application to the U.S. Congress requesting reimbursement for state border security expenses, with initial requests ranging from $4.72 billion to $6.54 billion per fiscal biennium. If the federal government does not pay the requested amount within a reasonable timeframe, the Texas attorney general can take legal action to recover the funds. The bill provides a mechanism for Texas to seek compensation for state-funded border security efforts directly from the federal government.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the recovery of certain state border security expenditures from the federal government. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 401, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 401.106 to read as follows: Sec. 401.106. RECOVERY OF CERTAIN BORDER SECURITY EXPENDITURES. (a) The governor may submit to the United States Congress an application for reimbursement requesting payment for expenses incurred by this state during a period specified in the application for activities related to securing the southern international border of the United States of America. (b) The application for reimbursement must include the amount of expenses incurred by this state during the period specified in the application for which this state seeks reimbursement and clearly provide that payment in full is due from the federal government as soon as practicable. (c) If the total amount requested in an application submitted under Subsection (a) is not paid within a reasonable period prescribed by Subsection (b), the attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state against the appropriate agency of the federal government to recover the amount due as stated in the application or any part of that amount that remains unpaid. (d) Any amount received from the federal government under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the initial application for reimbursement submitted by the governor under Subsection (a) must include a request for payment of at least (1) $4,720,000,000 for the state fiscal biennium (2) $6,540,000,000 for the state fiscal biennium (f) Subsection (e) and this subsection expire August 31, SECTION 2. 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.
Expert Lobbyists for This Bill
These lobbyists specialize in Aliens and related subject areas.
Haley Cornyn
Gavin L. Massingill
Shera Eichler
Jennifer Shelley Rodriguez
Ky Ash
Nora Del Bosque
Craig Holzheauser
Jacob Smith
Elizabeth Hadley
Clayton Pope
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the recovery of certain state border security
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