87R1083 SCL/AJZ-F
	By: Thompson of Harris	H.B. No. 88

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to interactions between law enforcement and individuals
	detained or arrested on suspicion of the commission of criminal
	offenses, witnesses to the commission of those offenses, and other
	members of the public, to peace officer liability for those
	interactions, and to the confinement, conviction, or release of
	detained or arrested individuals.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  This Act shall be known as the George Floyd Act.
	SECTION 2.  Title 6, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is
	amended by adding Chapter 135 to read as follows:
	CHAPTER 135. PEACE OFFICER LIABILITY FOR DEPRIVATION OF CERTAIN
	RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, OR IMMUNITIES
	Sec. 135.0001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
	(1)  "Peace officer" has the meaning assigned by
	Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure.
	(2)  "Public entity" means:
	(A)  this state;
	(B)  a political subdivision of this state,
	including a municipality or county; and
	(C)  any other governmental agency whose
	authority is derived from the laws or constitution of this state.
	Sec. 135.0002.  PEACE OFFICER LIABILITY FOR DEPRIVATION OF
	RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, OR IMMUNITIES UNDER COLOR OF LAW. (a) A person
	may bring an action for any appropriate relief, including legal or
	equitable relief, against a peace officer who, under the color of
	law, deprived the person of or caused the person to be deprived of a
	right, privilege, or immunity secured by the Texas Constitution.
	(b)  A person must bring an action under this chapter not
	later than two years after the day the cause of action accrues.
	Sec. 135.0003.  APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW; PROHIBITED
	DEFENSES. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a statutory immunity
	or limitation on liability, damages, or attorney's fees does not
	apply to an action brought under this chapter.
	(b)  Notwithstanding any other law, qualified immunity or a
	defendant's good faith but erroneous belief in the lawfulness of
	the defendant's conduct is not a defense to an action brought under
	this chapter.
	Sec. 135.0004.  ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS. (a) In an action
	brought under this chapter, a court shall award reasonable
	attorney's fees and costs to a prevailing plaintiff.
	(b)  In an action brought under this chapter, if a judgment
	is entered in favor of a defendant, the court may award reasonable
	attorney's fees and costs to the defendant only for defending
	claims the court finds frivolous.
	Sec. 135.0005.  INDEMNIFICATION REQUIRED; EXCEPTION. (a)
	Notwithstanding any other law and except as provided by Subsection
	(b), a public entity shall indemnify a peace officer employed by the
	entity for liability incurred by and a judgment imposed against the
	officer in an action brought under this chapter.
	(b)  A public entity is not required to indemnify a peace
	officer employed by the entity under Subsection (a) if the officer
	was convicted of a criminal violation for the conduct that is the
	basis for the action brought under this chapter.
	SECTION 3.  Article 2.13(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b)  The officer [shall]:
	(1)  may, if authorized [in every case authorized by
	the provisions of this Code], interfere without warrant to prevent
	or suppress crime;
	(2)  shall execute all lawful process issued to the
	officer by any magistrate or court;
	(3)  shall give notice to some magistrate of all
	offenses committed within the officer's jurisdiction, if [where]
	the officer has probable cause [good reason] to believe there has
	been a violation of the penal law; [and]
	(4)  may, if authorized, arrest offenders without
	warrant so [in every case where the officer is authorized by law, in
	order] that they may be taken before the proper magistrate or court
	and be tried;
	(5)  shall make an identification as a peace officer
	before taking any action within the course and scope of the
	officer's official duties unless the identification would render
	the action impracticable;
	(6)  shall intervene if the use of force by another
	peace officer:
	(A)  violates state or federal law or a policy of
	any entity served by the other officer;
	(B)  puts any person at risk of bodily injury,
	unless the officer reasonably believes that the other officer's use
	of force is immediately necessary to avoid imminent harm to a peace
	officer or other person; or
	(C)  is not required to apprehend or complete the
	apprehension of a suspect; and
	(7)  shall provide aid immediately to any person who
	needs medical attention, including a person who needs medical
	attention as a result of the use of force by a peace officer.
	SECTION 4.  Chapter 2, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended by adding Articles 2.1309 and 2.33 to read as follows:
	Art. 2.1309.  CITE AND RELEASE POLICY. (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)  Texas Southern University, in consultation with law
	enforcement agencies, law enforcement associations, law
	enforcement training experts, and community organizations engaged
	in the development of law enforcement policy, shall publish a
	written model policy regarding the issuance of citations for
	misdemeanor offenses, including traffic offenses, that are
	punishable by fine only. The policy must provide a procedure for a
	peace officer, on a person's presentation of appropriate
	identification, to verify the person's identity and issue a
	citation to the person. The policy must comply with Articles 14.01,
	14.03, and 14.06 of this code and Sections 543.001 and 543.004,
	Transportation Code.
	(c)  Each law enforcement agency shall adopt a written policy
	regarding the issuance of citations for misdemeanor offenses,
	including traffic offenses, that are punishable by fine only. The
	policy must meet the requirements for the model policy described by
	Subsection (b). A law enforcement agency may adopt the model policy
	published by Texas Southern University under Subsection (b).
	Art. 2.33.  LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICY ON DE-ESCALATION AND
	PROPORTIONATE RESPONSE. (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 shall adopt a detailed
	written policy regarding the use of force by peace officers. The
	policy must:
	(1)  emphasize conflict de-escalation and the use of
	force in a manner proportionate to the threat posed and to the
	seriousness of the alleged offense;
	(2)  mandate that deadly force is only to be used by
	peace officers as a last resort; and
	(3)  affirm the sanctity of human life and the
	importance of treating all persons with dignity and respect.
	(c)  A law enforcement agency may adopt the model policy
	developed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement under Section
	1701.165, Occupations Code, or may adopt its own policy.
	SECTION 5.  Article 14.01, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
	(c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a) or (b), a peace officer
	or any other person may not, without a warrant, arrest an offender
	for a misdemeanor punishable by fine only, other than an offense
	under Section 22.01(a)(2) or (3), Penal Code, or Section 49.02,
	Penal Code.
	SECTION 6.  Article 14.03, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:
	(h)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), (d), or (g), a peace
	officer may not, without a warrant, arrest a person who only commits
	one or more offenses punishable by fine only, other than an offense
	under Section 22.01(a)(2) or (3), Penal Code, or Section 49.02,
	Penal Code.
	SECTION 7.  Article 14.06, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to
	read as follows:
	(b)  A peace officer who is charging a person, including a
	child, with committing an offense that is a [Class C] misdemeanor
	punishable by fine only, other than an offense under Section 49.02,
	Penal Code, shall [may], instead of taking the person before a
	magistrate, issue a citation to the person that contains:
	(1)  written notice of the time and place the person
	must appear before a magistrate;
	(2)  the name and address of the person charged;
	(3)  the offense charged;
	(4)  information regarding the alternatives to the full
	payment of any fine or costs assessed against the person, if the
	person is convicted of the offense and is unable to pay that amount;
	and
	(5)  the following admonishment, in boldfaced or
	underlined type or in capital letters:
	"If you are convicted of a misdemeanor offense involving
	violence where you are or were a spouse, intimate partner, parent,
	or guardian of the victim or are or were involved in another,
	similar relationship with the victim, it may be unlawful for you to
	possess or purchase a firearm, including a handgun or long gun, or
	ammunition, pursuant to federal law under 18 U.S.C. Section
	922(g)(9) or Section 46.04(b), Texas Penal Code. If you have any
	questions whether these laws make it illegal for you to possess or
	purchase a firearm, you should consult an attorney."
	(b-1)  Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a peace officer who
	is charging a person, including a child, with committing an offense
	that is a misdemeanor under Section 22.01(a)(2) or (3), Penal Code,
	punishable by fine only may, instead of taking the person before a
	magistrate, issue a citation to the person that contains all of the
	information required for a citation issued under Subsection (b).
	SECTION 8.  Article 38.141, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Art. 38.141.  CORROBORATION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN TESTIMONY
	RELATING TO COVERT LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY [OF UNDERCOVER PEACE
	OFFICER OR SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR]. (a) A defendant may not be
	convicted of an offense under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code,
	on the testimony of a person who is [not a licensed peace officer or
	a special investigator but who is] acting covertly on behalf of a
	law enforcement agency or under the color of law enforcement unless
	the testimony is corroborated by other evidence tending to connect
	the defendant with the offense committed.
	(b)  Corroboration is not sufficient for the purposes of this
	article if the corroboration only shows the commission of the
	offense.
	[(c)  In this article, "peace officer" means a person listed
	in Article 2.12, and "special investigator" means a person listed
	in Article 2.122.]
	SECTION 9.  Subchapter B, Chapter 142, Local Government
	Code, is amended by adding Section 142.0605 to read as follows:
	Sec. 142.0605.  PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINARY MATRIX. (a)  A
	public employer shall implement a progressive disciplinary matrix,
	as described by Section 143.0511, for municipal police officers if
	the municipality has not adopted Chapter 143.
	(b)  The public employer shall adopt rules necessary to
	implement the progressive disciplinary matrix.
	SECTION 10.  Section 142.067, Local Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 142.067.  AGREEMENT SUPERSEDES CONFLICTING PROVISIONS.
	(a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a [A] written meet and
	confer agreement ratified under this subchapter preempts, during
	the term of the agreement and to the extent of any conflict, all
	contrary state statutes, local ordinances, executive orders, civil
	service provisions, or rules adopted by the head of the law
	enforcement agency or municipality or by a division or agent of the
	municipality, such as a personnel board or a civil service
	commission.
	(b)  An agreement under this subchapter:
	(1)  must implement the progressive disciplinary
	matrix established under Section 142.0605 or 143.0511; and
	(2)  may not conflict with and does not supersede a
	statute, ordinance, order, civil service provision, or rule
	concerning the disciplinary actions that may be imposed on a police
	officer under the progressive disciplinary matrix.
	SECTION 11.  Section 143.003, Local Government Code, is
	amended by adding Subdivision (6) to read as follows:
	(6)  "Progressive disciplinary matrix" means a formal
	schedule for disciplinary actions that may be taken against a
	police officer as described by Section 143.0511.
	SECTION 12.  Section 143.008, Local Government Code, is
	amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to
	read as follows:
	(c)  The commission shall adopt rules that prescribe cause
	for removal or suspension of a fire fighter [or police officer]. The
	rules must comply with the grounds for removal prescribed by
	Section 143.051.
	(c-1)  The commission shall adopt rules that prescribe the
	disciplinary actions that may be taken against a police officer
	under a progressive disciplinary matrix.
	SECTION 13.  Subchapter D, Chapter 143, Local Government
	Code, is amended by adding Section 143.0511 to read as follows:
	Sec. 143.0511.  PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINARY MATRIX. (a)  The
	commission shall implement a progressive disciplinary matrix for
	infractions committed by police officers that consists of a range
	of progressive disciplinary actions applied in a standardized way
	based on the nature of the infraction and the officer's prior
	conduct record, including removal, suspension, change of duty or
	assignment, demotion, deduction of points from a promotional
	examination grade, retraining, a written warning, or a written
	reprimand.
	(b)  The progressive disciplinary matrix must include:
	(1)  standards for disciplinary actions relating to the
	use of force against another person, including the failure to
	de-escalate force incidents in accordance with departmental
	policy;
	(2)  standards for evaluating the level of discipline
	appropriate for uncommon infractions; and
	(3)  presumptive actions to be taken for each type of
	infraction and any adjustment to be made based on a police officer's
	previous disciplinary record.
	SECTION 14.  Section 143.057, Local Government Code, is
	amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (b-1) to
	read as follows:
	(a)  In addition to the other notice requirements prescribed
	by this chapter, the written notice for a promotional bypass or the
	letter of disciplinary action, as applicable, issued to a fire
	fighter or police officer must state that in an appeal of an
	indefinite suspension, a suspension, a promotional bypass, [or] a
	recommended demotion, or, if issued to a police officer, any other
	disciplinary sanction, the appealing fire fighter or police officer
	may elect to appeal to an independent third party hearing examiner
	instead of to the commission. The letter must also state that if the
	fire fighter or police officer elects to appeal to a hearing
	examiner, the person waives all rights to appeal to a district court
	except as provided by Subsection (j).
	(b-1)  A hearing examiner must presume a disciplinary action
	applied to a police officer under a progressive disciplinary matrix
	is reasonable unless the facts indicate that the department
	inappropriately applied a category of offense to the particular
	violation.
	SECTION 15.  Section 143.307, Local Government Code, is
	amended by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection
	(d) to read as follows:
	(a)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), an [An] agreement
	under this subchapter supersedes a previous statute concerning
	wages, salaries, rates of pay, hours of work, or other terms and
	conditions of employment to the extent of any conflict with the
	statute.
	(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), an [An] agreement
	under this subchapter preempts any contrary statute, executive
	order, local ordinance, or rule adopted by the state or a political
	subdivision or agent of the state, including a personnel board, a
	civil service commission, or a home-rule municipality.
	(d)  An agreement under this subchapter affecting police
	officers:
	(1)  must implement the progressive disciplinary
	matrix established under Section 143.0511; and
	(2)  may not conflict with and does not supersede a
	statute, order, ordinance, or rule concerning the disciplinary
	actions that may be imposed on a police officer under the
	progressive disciplinary matrix.
	SECTION 16.  Section 143.361, Local Government Code, is
	amended by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection
	(d) to read as follows:
	(a)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), a [A] written
	agreement ratified under this subchapter between a public employer
	and the bargaining agent supersedes a previous statute concerning
	wages, salaries, rates of pay, hours of work, and other terms of
	employment other than pension benefits to the extent of any
	conflict with the previous statute.
	(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), a [A] written
	agreement ratified under this subchapter preempts all contrary
	local ordinances, executive orders, legislation, or rules adopted
	by the state or a political subdivision or agent of the state, such
	as a personnel board, a civil service commission, or a home-rule
	municipality.
	(d)  An agreement under this subchapter affecting police
	officers:
	(1)  must implement the progressive disciplinary
	matrix established under Section 143.0511; and
	(2)  may not conflict with and does not supersede an
	ordinance, order, statute, or rule concerning the disciplinary
	actions that may be imposed on a police officer under the
	progressive disciplinary matrix.
	SECTION 17.  Section 174.005, Local Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 174.005.  PREEMPTION OF OTHER LAW.  (a)  Except as
	provided by Subsection (b), this [This] chapter preempts all
	contrary local ordinances, executive orders, legislation, or rules
	adopted by the state or by a political subdivision or agent of the
	state, including a personnel board, civil service commission, or
	home-rule municipality.
	(b)  This chapter does not authorize the adoption or
	implementation of an agreement that conflicts with an ordinance,
	order, statute, or rule concerning the disciplinary actions that
	may be imposed on municipal police officers under a progressive
	disciplinary matrix implemented by the municipal public employer.
	SECTION 18.  Subchapter B, Chapter 174, Local Government
	Code, is amended by adding Section 174.024 to read as follows:
	Sec. 174.024.  PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINARY MATRIX FOR CERTAIN
	POLICE OFFICERS. (a)  A municipal public employer shall implement a
	progressive disciplinary matrix, as described by Section 143.0511,
	for municipal police officers if the municipality has not adopted
	Chapter 143.
	(b)  The municipal public employer shall adopt rules
	necessary to implement the progressive disciplinary matrix.
	SECTION 19.  Subchapter D, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code,
	is amended by adding Section 1701.165 to read as follows:
	Sec. 1701.165.  MODEL POLICY ON USE OF FORCE. (a) The
	commission shall develop and make available to all law enforcement
	agencies in this state a model policy and associated training
	materials regarding the use of force by peace officers. The model
	policy must:
	(1)  be designed to minimize the number and severity of
	incidents in which peace officers use force; and
	(2)  be consistent with the requirements of Article
	2.33(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, and the guiding principles on
	the use of force issued by the Police Executive Research Forum.
	(b)  In developing a model policy under this section, the
	commission shall consult with:
	(1)  law enforcement agencies and organizations,
	including the Police Executive Research Forum and other national
	experts on police management and training; and
	(2)  community organizations.
	(c)  On request of a law enforcement agency, the commission
	shall provide the agency with training regarding the policy
	developed under Subsection (a).
	SECTION 20.  Sections 9.51(a), (b), (c), and (d), Penal
	Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(a)  A peace officer, or a person acting in a peace officer's
	presence and at the officer's [his] direction, is justified in
	using nonlethal force against another when and to the degree [the
	actor reasonably believes] the force is immediately necessary to
	make or assist in making an arrest or search, or to prevent or
	assist in preventing escape after arrest, if:
	(1)  the actor reasonably believes the arrest or search
	is lawful or, if the arrest or search is made under a warrant, the
	actor [he] reasonably believes the warrant is valid; [and]
	(2)  before using force, the actor:
	(A)  manifests the actor's [his] purpose to arrest
	or search and identifies the actor [himself] as a peace officer or
	as a person [one] acting at a peace officer's direction, unless the
	actor [he] reasonably believes the actor's [his] purpose and
	identity are already known by or cannot reasonably be made known to
	the person for whom the arrest or search is authorized;
	(B)  attempts to de-escalate the situation; and
	(C)  issues a warning that force will be used;
	(3)  the force used is proportionate to the threat
	posed and to the seriousness of the alleged offense;
	(4)  the actor immediately terminates the use of force
	the moment the person against whom force is used becomes compliant
	or is subdued; and
	(5)  the use of force does not present a serious risk of
	injury to any person other than the actor or the person against whom
	the force is used [to be arrested].
	(b)  A person who is not [other than] a peace officer [(] or
	[one] acting at a peace officer's [his] direction [)] is justified
	in using nonlethal force against another when and to the degree [the
	actor reasonably believes] the force is immediately necessary to
	make or assist in making a lawful arrest, or to prevent or assist in
	preventing escape after lawful arrest if:
	(1)[,] before using force, the actor:
	(A)  manifests the actor's [his] purpose to arrest
	and the reason for the arrest or reasonably believes the actor's
	[his] purpose and the reason are already known by or cannot
	reasonably be made known to the person for whom arrest is
	authorized;
	(B)  attempts to de-escalate the situation; and
	(C)  issues a warning that force will be used;
	(2)  the force used is proportionate to the threat
	posed and to the seriousness of the alleged offense;
	(3)  the actor immediately terminates the use of force
	the moment the person against whom force is used becomes compliant
	or is subdued; and
	(4)  the use of force does not present a serious risk of
	injury to any person other than the actor or the person against whom
	the force is used [to be arrested].
	(c)  A peace officer is only justified in using deadly force
	against another when and to the degree [the peace officer
	reasonably believes] the deadly force is immediately necessary to
	make an arrest, or to prevent escape after arrest, if the use of
	force would have been justified under Subsection (a) and:
	(1)  [the actor reasonably believes the conduct for
	which arrest is authorized included the use or attempted use of
	deadly force; or
	[(2) the actor reasonably believes there is a
	substantial risk that] the person for whom arrest is authorized
	poses an imminent threat of [to be arrested will cause] death or
	serious bodily injury to the actor or another;
	(2)  the deadly force is used only against the person
	for whom arrest is authorized;
	(3)  the actor immediately terminates the use of deadly
	force the moment the imminent threat of death or serious bodily
	injury is eliminated; and
	(4)  no lesser degree of force could have eliminated
	the imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury [if the arrest
	is delayed].
	(d)  A person who is not [other than] a peace officer but is
	acting in a peace officer's presence and at the officer's [his]
	direction is justified in using deadly force against another when
	and to the degree [the person reasonably believes] the deadly force
	is immediately necessary to make a lawful arrest, or to prevent
	escape after a lawful arrest, if the use of force would have been
	justified under Subsection (b) and:
	(1)  [the actor reasonably believes the felony or
	offense against the public peace for which arrest is authorized
	included the use or attempted use of deadly force; or
	[(2) the actor reasonably believes there is a
	substantial risk that] the person for whom arrest is authorized
	poses an imminent threat of [to be arrested will cause] death or
	serious bodily injury to another;
	(2)  the deadly force is used only against the person
	for whom arrest is authorized;
	(3)  the actor immediately terminates the use of deadly
	force the moment the imminent threat of death or serious bodily
	injury is eliminated; and
	(4)  no lesser degree of force could have eliminated
	the imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury [if the arrest
	is delayed].
	SECTION 21.  Subchapter E, Chapter 9, Penal Code, is amended
	by adding Section 9.515 to read as follows:
	Sec. 9.515.  PROHIBITED TECHNIQUES. Notwithstanding any
	other law, the use of force or deadly force against a person is not
	justified under Section 9.51 if the force or deadly force is used in
	a manner that impedes the normal breathing or circulation of the
	blood of the person by applying pressure to the person's throat or
	neck or by blocking the person's nose or mouth.
	SECTION 22.  Section 543.001, Transportation Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 543.001.  ARREST WITHOUT WARRANT AUTHORIZED. Any peace
	officer may arrest without warrant a person found committing a
	violation of this subtitle, other than a person found only
	committing one or more misdemeanors punishable by fine only.
	SECTION 23.  Section 543.004(a), Transportation Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(a)  An officer shall issue a written notice to appear if:
	(1)  the offense charged is a misdemeanor under this
	subtitle that is punishable by fine only[:
	[(A)  speeding;
	[(B)  the use of a wireless communication device
	under Section 545.4251; or
	[(C)  a violation of the open container law,
	Section 49.031, Penal Code]; and
	(2)  the person makes a written promise to appear in
	court as provided by Section 543.005.
	SECTION 24.  Section 9.51(e), Penal Code, is repealed.
	SECTION 25.  Chapter 135, Civil Practice and Remedies Code,
	as added by this Act, applies only to a cause of action that accrues
	on or after the effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 26.  The changes in law made by this Act to the Local
	Government Code apply only to a disciplinary action for conduct
	that occurs on or after March 1, 2022. Conduct that occurs before
	that date is governed by the law in effect immediately before that
	date, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 27.  Sections 142.067(b), 143.307(d), 143.361(d),
	and 174.005(b), Local Government Code, as added by this Act, apply
	only to an agreement entered into or renewed on or after March 1,
	2022. An agreement entered into or renewed before March 1, 2022, is
	governed by the law in effect on the date the agreement was entered
	into or renewed, and the former law is continued in effect for that
	purpose.
	SECTION 28.  (a)  The Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement
	Management Institute of Texas shall consult with law enforcement
	agencies of all sizes, law enforcement associations, law
	enforcement training experts, and appropriate organizations
	engaged in the development of law enforcement policy to develop a
	model progressive disciplinary matrix, as defined by Section
	143.003(6), Local Government Code, as added by this Act, and
	associated training materials regarding the application of that
	matrix. The institute shall provide for a period of public comment
	before adopting the model progressive disciplinary matrix and
	training materials.
	(b)  Not later than January 1, 2022, the institute shall
	adopt and disseminate the model progressive disciplinary matrix and
	training materials to all law enforcement agencies and civil
	service commissions in this state.
	(c)  This section expires September 1, 2022.
	SECTION 29.  Articles 14.01, 14.03, and 14.06, Code of
	Criminal Procedure, as amended by this Act, Section 9.515, Penal
	Code, as added by this Act, and Sections 543.001 and 543.004,
	Transportation Code, as amended by this Act, apply only to an
	offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An
	offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed
	by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the
	former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of
	this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of
	this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date.
	SECTION 30.  (a) Not later than January 1, 2022, Texas
	Southern University shall publish the model policy required by
	Article 2.1309(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, as added by this
	Act.
	(b)  Not later than March 1, 2022, each law enforcement
	agency in this state shall adopt the policy required by Article
	2.1309(c), Code of Criminal Procedure, as added by this Act.
	SECTION 31.  Article 38.141, Code of Criminal Procedure, as
	amended by this Act, applies to any case in which a judgment is
	entered on or after the effective date of this Act. A case in which
	a judgment is entered before the effective date of this Act is
	governed by the law in effect on the date the judgment was entered,
	and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 32.  (a) Not later than January 1, 2022, the Texas
	Commission on Law Enforcement shall develop and make available the
	model policy and associated training materials required under
	Section 1701.165, Occupations Code, as added by this Act.
	(b)  Not later than March 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.
	(c)  Section 9.51, Penal Code, as amended by this Act,
	applies only to use of force that occurs on or after March 1, 2022.
	SECTION 33.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.