Bill Text: TX HB563 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to law enforcement policies requiring a peace officer to intervene when another peace officer uses excessive force or commits an offense.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-01 - Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety [HB563 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB563-Introduced.html
| 87R2122 ADM-D | ||
| By: Meza | H.B. No. 563 | |
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| relating to law enforcement policies requiring a peace officer to | ||
| intervene when another peace officer uses excessive force or | ||
| commits an offense. | ||
| 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 ON INTERVENTION. (a) In | ||
| this article, "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. | ||
| (b) Each law enforcement agency in this state shall adopt a | ||
| detailed written policy requiring peace officers employed by the | ||
| agency to intervene to stop or prevent another peace officer from: | ||
| (1) using excessive force against a person suspected | ||
| of committing an offense, if an ordinary, prudent peace officer | ||
| would intervene under the same or similar circumstances; or | ||
| (2) committing an offense. | ||
| 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. | ||
