State: Texas

2021 TX H.B. 1955

Title - AN ACT relating to prohibiting the use of certain techniques when using force to make an arrest or search

Law Number - 2021 TX H.B. 1955

TOPICS: arrest, use of force

STATE(S):

STATUS: Pending

Relates to the use of deadly force to make an arrest.

2021 TX H.B. 1938

Title - AN ACT relating to a grant program for law enforcement agencies to defray the cost of data storage for recordings created with body worn cameras.

Law Number - 2021 TX H.B. 1938

TOPICS: body cameras, budget, data collection, transparency

STATE(S):

STATUS: Pending - to Governor

Relates to a grant program for law enforcement agencies to defray the cost of data storage for recordings created with body worn cameras.

2021 TX H.B. 1940

Title - House Bill No. 1940

Law Number - 2021 TX H.B. 1940

TOPICS: discipline, investigation/prosecution of police misconduct, oversight

STATE(S):

STATUS: Pending

Relates to the appeal to a civil service commission of a disciplinary suspension of a fire fighter or police officer in certain municipalities.

2021 TX H.B. 1758

Title - A BILL TO BE ENTITLEDAN ACTrelating to law enforcement’s use of force by means of a drone.

Law Number - 2021 TX H.B. 1758

TOPICS: criminal liability, drones, use of force

STATE(S):

STATUS: Pending - to Governor

Relates to law enforcement’s use of force by means of a drone,creates a criminal offense.

2021 TX H.B. 1758

Title - A BILL TO BE ENTITLEDAN ACTrelating to law enforcement’s use of force by means of a drone.

Law Number - 2021 TX H.B. 1758

TOPICS: criminal liability, drones, use of force

STATE(S):

STATUS: Pending - to Governor

Relates to law enforcement’s use of force by means of a drone,creates a criminal offense.

2021 TX H.B. 1750

Title - A BILL TO BE ENTITLEDAN ACTrelating to the use of force or deadly force in defense of a person

Law Number - 2021 TX H.B. 1750

TOPICS: use of force

STATE(S):

STATUS: Pending

Relates to the use of force or deadly force in defense of a person.

2021 TX S.B. 623

Title - AN ACT relating to the investigation and punishment of certain sexual offenses, to protective orders issued on the basis of certain sexual offenses, to crime victims’ compensation, and to the establishment of a state sexual offense prevention and response program for the Texas Military Department.

Law Number - 2021 TX S.B. 623

TOPICS: criminal liability, sentencing, sexual assault

STATE(S):

STATUS: Pending - to Governor

2021 TX H.B. 1561

Title - House Bill No. 1561

Law Number - 2021 TX H.B. 1561

TOPICS: personnel management

STATE(S):

STATUS: Pending

Relates to entrance examinations for applicants for beginning positions in fire and police departments in certain municipalities.

2021 TX H.B. 1563

Title - House Bill No. 1563

Law Number - 2021 TX H.B. 1563

TOPICS: accountability, oversight

STATE(S):

STATUS: Pending

Relates to the disclosure of information in department files of fire fighters or police officers in certain municipalities.

2021 TX H.C.R. 34

Title - House Concurrent Resolution 34

Law Number - 2021 TX H.C.R. 34

TOPICS: other

STATE(S):

STATUS: Enacted

Urges Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.

2021 TX H.B. 1350

Title - House Bill No. 1350

Law Number - 2021 TX H.B. 1350

TOPICS: disciplinary record disclosure, investigation/prosecution of police misconduct, oversight

STATE(S):

STATUS: Pending

Relates to the publication of certain information regarding certain disciplinary appeals filed by police officers.

2021 TX H.B. 1351

Title - House Bill No. 1351

Law Number - 2021 TX H.B. 1351

TOPICS: accountability

STATE(S):

STATUS: Pending

Relates to eligibility requirements for arbitrators selected to hear certain disciplinary appeals filed by police officers.