83R14462 SLB-F
	By: Callegari	H.B. No. 710
	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 710:
	By:  Pickett	C.S.H.B. No. 710

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the use by a peace officer of the officer's rank or
	status to advertise or promote certain private businesses.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter K, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is
	amended by adding Section 1701.5025 to read as follows:
	Sec. 1701.5025.  PRIVATE COMMERCIAL USE OF RANK OR STATUS AS
	OFFICER.  (a)  An officer may not use the officer's rank or status as
	an officer, including the title "officer" or "peace officer," to
	advertise or otherwise promote a private business in which the
	officer has an ownership interest or of which the officer is a
	manager, contractor, or employee unless the business is directly
	related to the profession of law enforcement, including private
	security, firearms instruction, or another related business as
	determined by the commission.
	(b)  An officer who violates this section is subject to
	disciplinary action by the commission.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.