Bill Text: TX HB54 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Relating to accompanying and filming peace officers of state and local law enforcement agencies for producing reality television programs.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-2)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-26 - Effective immediately [HB54 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB54-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Relating to accompanying and filming peace officers of state and local law enforcement agencies for producing reality television programs.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-2)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-26 - Effective immediately [HB54 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB54-Engrossed.html
| By: Talarico, White, Israel, Bucy, Patterson, | H.B. No. 54 | |
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| relating to accompanying and filming peace officers of state and | ||
| local law enforcement agencies for producing reality television | ||
| programs. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as Javier Ambler's Law. | ||
| SECTION 2. Chapter 614, Government Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subchapter M to read as follows: | ||
| SUBCHAPTER M. ACCOMPANYING OR FILMING OF PEACE OFFICERS | ||
| Sec. 614.231. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: | ||
| (1) "Law enforcement agency" means an agency of this | ||
| state or a political subdivision of this state that employs peace | ||
| officers other than game wardens. | ||
| (2) "Reality television program" means a nonfictional | ||
| television program that features the same live subjects over the | ||
| course of more than one episode primarily for entertainment | ||
| purposes, but does not include reporting on a matter of public | ||
| concern by a journalist as defined by Article 38.11, Code of | ||
| Criminal Procedure. | ||
| Sec. 614.232. ACCOMPANYING AND FILMING PEACE OFFICERS FOR | ||
| REALITY TELEVISION PROGRAM PROHIBITED. A law enforcement agency | ||
| may not authorize a person to accompany and film a peace officer | ||
| acting in the line of duty for the purpose of producing a reality | ||
| television program. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2021. | ||
