H.B. No. 1049         AN ACT   relating to the requirement for a deputy sheriff, reserve deputy   sheriff, deputy constable, or reserve deputy constable to take an   official oath.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 85.003, Local Government Code, is   amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to   read as follows:          (b)  Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), a [A] person   appointed as a deputy, before beginning to perform the duties of   office, must take and subscribe the official oath, which, together   with the certificate of the officer administering the oath, must be   endorsed on the appointment. The appointment and oath shall be   deposited and recorded in the county clerk's office. A list of the   appointments shall be posted in a conspicuous place in that office.          (b-1)  A person reappointed as a deputy may continue to   perform the duties of office before retaking the official oath. The   deputy must retake the oath as soon as possible after being   reappointed.          SECTION 2.  Section 85.004, Local Government Code, is   amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-2) to   read as follows:          (c)  Except as provided by Subsection (c-1) or (c-2), a   reserve deputy, before beginning to perform the duties of office   and at the time of appointment, must file an oath and execute and   file a bond in the amount of $2,000 payable to the sheriff.  The   oath and bond shall be filed with the county clerk.          (c-2)  A person reappointed as a reserve deputy may continue   to perform the duties of office before retaking the official oath.   The reserve deputy must retake the oath as soon as possible after   being reappointed.          SECTION 3.  Section 86.011(b), Local Government Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (b)  Each deputy constable must qualify in the manner   provided for deputy sheriffs under Section 85.003.          SECTION 4.  Section 86.012, Local Government Code, is   amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-2) to   read as follows:          (c)  Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), a reserve deputy   constable must take the official oath and must execute a bond in the   amount of $2,000, payable to the constable.  The oath and bond must   be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the   appointment is made.  Except as provided by Subsection (c-2), the   [The] oath and bond must be given before the reserve deputy   constable's entry on duty and simultaneously with the officer's   appointment.          (c-2)  A person reappointed as a reserve deputy constable may   continue to perform the duties of office before retaking the   official oath. The reserve deputy constable must retake the oath as   soon as possible after being reappointed.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 1049 was passed by the House on April   14, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 145, Nays 2, 1 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 1049 was passed by the Senate on May   19, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor