TX HB4493 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on March 12 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-04-03 - Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Pending: House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on March 12 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-04-03 - Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Pending: House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Relating to the duty of a peace officer to use a standardized lethality assessment protocol when investigating a family violence allegation or responding to a disturbance call that may involve family violence; providing training requirements for peace officers and reporting requirements for the Department of Public Safety.
Title
Relating to the duty of a peace officer to use a standardized lethality assessment protocol when investigating a family violence allegation or responding to a disturbance call that may involve family violence; providing training requirements for peace officers and reporting requirements for the Department of Public Safety.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-03 | House | Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs |
| 2025-04-03 | House | Read first time |
| 2025-03-12 | House | Filed |
Subjects
Family
FAMILY VIOLENCE LETHALITY ASSESSMENT ACT
Family--Family Violence
Law Enforcement
LAW ENFORCEMENT, TEXAS COMMISSION ON
PEACE OFFICERS
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING
Weapons
FAMILY VIOLENCE LETHALITY ASSESSMENT ACT
Family--Family Violence
Law Enforcement
LAW ENFORCEMENT, TEXAS COMMISSION ON
PEACE OFFICERS
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING
Weapons
Texas State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB4493 |
| Text | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB04493I.htm |
