Trey Wharton, Texas State Representative of 12th district | Facebook
Trey Wharton, Texas State Representative of 12th district | Facebook
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’relating to establishing a grant program to equip motor vehicles used by peace officers with certain bullet-resistant components’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill establishes a grant program administered by the criminal justice division to assist law enforcement agencies in equipping vehicles used by peace officers with bullet-resistant windshields, side windows, rear windows, and door panels. The program outlines eligibility criteria for applicants, application procedures, grant amount guidelines, and methods for evaluating and monitoring grant use. Law enforcement agencies receiving funds must provide proof of purchase and installation of the bullet-resistant components. The bill specifies that any available money may be used to implement these provisions. The act is set to take effect Sept. 1, 2025.
Trey Wharton, a member of the House Committee on Corrections, proposed no other bills during the 89(R) legislative session. He is also a member of the House Committee on Insurance.
Wharton graduated from Texas Christian University in 1989 with a BA.
Trey Wharton is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 12th House district. He replaced previous state representative Kyle Kacal in 2023.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Legislative Session | Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88(2) | HB 72 | 07/12/2023 | Relating to the sale of charitable raffle tickets by certain nonprofit wildlife conservation associations |
| 88(R) | HB 5366 | 04/11/2023 | Relating to the creation of the Grimes County Municipal Utility District No. 3; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes |
| 88(R) | HB 5302 | 03/14/2023 | Relating to the review of the duties of a groundwater conservation district by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
| 88(R) | HB 4710 | 03/10/2023 | Relating to allowing a governmental body to combine multiple requests submitted by separate individuals on behalf of an organization for purposes of computing charges under the public information law |
| 88(R) | HB 4718 | 03/10/2023 | Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 164 in Limestone County as the State Trooper Chad M. Walker Memorial Highway |
| 88(R) | HB 5135 | 03/10/2023 | Relating to the issuance of K9s4KIDs specialty license plates |
| 88(R) | HB 5136 | 03/10/2023 | Relating to the applicability of a county hotel occupancy tax to certain recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds in certain counties and the use of revenue from that tax |
| 88(R) | HB 5142 | 03/10/2023 | Relating to the issuance of specially marked driver's licenses and personal identification certificates to veterans |
| 88(R) | HB 4532 | 03/09/2023 | Relating to the consideration of modeled sustained groundwater pumping in the adoption of desired future conditions in groundwater conservation districts |
| 88(R) | HB 4538 | 03/09/2023 | Relating to the regulation of beekeeping; imposing fees and authorizing other fees; expanding the applicability of an occupational permit |
| 88(R) | HB 4543 | 03/09/2023 | Relating to an exception to the titling requirement for certain motor vehicles; creating a criminal offense |
| 88(R) | HB 4551 | 03/09/2023 | Relating to a required water quality permit for construction of a high-speed rail project |
| 88(R) | HB 4685 | 03/09/2023 | Relating to the sale by certain alcoholic beverage permit holders of wine or liquor at a cost below the cost to the seller |
| 88(R) | HB 3990 | 03/08/2023 | Relating to a study of existing surface water and groundwater interaction data and analyses |
| 88(R) | HB 3464 | 03/03/2023 | Relating to creating the criminal offense of tampering with a correctional facility tablet device |
| 88(R) | HB 3257 | 03/02/2023 | Relating to the confidentiality of certain biosecurity and other sensitive information shared with the Texas Animal Health Commission |
| 88(R) | HB 3070 | 03/01/2023 | Relating to the recognition of priority transmission areas in the ERCOT power region |
| 88(R) | HB 3075 | 03/01/2023 | Relating to the operation of an unmanned aircraft over a correctional facility or detention facility; creating a criminal offense |
| 88(R) | HB 3046 | 02/28/2023 | Relating to the omission of a deceased candidate from the ballot in certain elections |
| 88(R) | HB 2489 | 02/17/2023 | Relating to renaming the Texas Natural Resources Information System as the Texas Geographic Information Office and the duties of certain officers of that entity |
| 88(R) | HB 2271 | 02/14/2023 | Relating to the protection of aquaculture operations |
| 88(R) | HB 2145 | 02/10/2023 | Relating to the reporting of electronic political contributions accepted by certain political committees |
| 88(R) | HB 2138 | 02/09/2023 | Relating to the sale of charitable raffle tickets by certain nonprofit wildlife conservation associations |
| 88(R) | HB 1832 | 02/03/2023 | Relating to authorizing the payment to employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for vacation leave |
| 88(R) | HB 1914 | 02/03/2023 | Relating to compensatory time accrued by an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice |
| 88(R) | HB 1333 | 01/13/2023 | Relating to the sale and purchase of certain fish |
| 88(R) | HB 1114 | 12/27/2022 | Relating to the service area of the Blinn Junior College District |
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