Bill Text: TX HB3678 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the record of an investigation of a complaint of misconduct by certain peace officers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-16 - Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety [HB3678 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB3678-Introduced.html
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| By: Jones of Harris | H.B. No. 3678 | |
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| relating to the record of an investigation of a complaint of | ||
| misconduct by certain peace officers. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 614, Government Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subchapter B-1 to read as follows: | ||
| SUBCHAPTER B-1. INVESTIGATION OF PEACE OFFICER | ||
| Sec. 614.031. INVESTIGATION OF MISCONDUCT. (a) In this | ||
| section, "law enforcement agency" means the Department of Public | ||
| Safety or an agency of a political subdivision authorized by law to | ||
| employ peace officers under Article 2.12, Code of Criminal | ||
| Procedure. | ||
| (b) A law enforcement agency must permanently maintain in a | ||
| peace officer's personnel file the complete record of an internal | ||
| investigation of the officer conducted by the agency in response to | ||
| a complaint of misconduct. | ||
| SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only | ||
| to an investigation of a peace officer that is initiated or pending | ||
| on or after the effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
