Bill Text: TX HB2452 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to law enforcement policies prohibiting a peace officer from making a motor vehicle stop on the shoulder of certain highways.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-16 - Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety [HB2452 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB2452-Introduced.html
| 87R10021 JRR-D | ||
| By: Campos | H.B. No. 2452 | |
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| relating to law enforcement policies prohibiting a peace officer | ||
| from making a motor vehicle stop on the shoulder of certain | ||
| highways. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 2, Code of Criminal Procedure, is | ||
| amended by adding Article 2.33 to read as follows: | ||
| Art. 2.33. LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICY PROHIBITING MOTOR VEHICLE | ||
| STOP ON SHOULDER OF CERTAIN HIGHWAYS. (a) In this article: | ||
| (1) "Controlled access highway" has the meaning | ||
| assigned by Section 203.001, Transportation Code. | ||
| (2) "Law enforcement agency" means an agency of the | ||
| state or an agency of a political subdivision of the state | ||
| authorized by law to employ peace officers. | ||
| (3) "Motor vehicle stop" has the meaning assigned by | ||
| Article 2.132. | ||
| (b) Each law enforcement agency in this state shall adopt a | ||
| policy prohibiting a peace officer of the agency from making a motor | ||
| vehicle stop on the shoulder of a controlled access highway. | ||
| SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2022, each law | ||
| enforcement agency in this state shall adopt the policy required by | ||
| Article 2.33, Code of Criminal Procedure, as added by this Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. | ||
