Bill Text: TX HCR73 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house to create a joint interim committee to study motorcycle operator profiling by law enforcement officers.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-13 - Left pending in committee [HCR73 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HCR73-Introduced.html

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87R16025 TBO-D
By: Hunter H.C.R. No. 73

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Across Texas, the number of registered motorcycles
is growing at a rapid rate, and numerous motorcyclists have
expressed concerns regarding motorcycle profiling by law
enforcement officers; and
WHEREAS, Motorcycle profiling is the illegal use of a
person's motorcycle related apparel or status as a motorcycle
operator as a factor in deciding to stop and question, take
enforcement action, arrest, or search a person or vehicle; and
WHEREAS, Some Texans in motorcycle clubs have been unjustly
stopped and arrested due to being inaccurately identified as gang
members in the TXGANG database, and this has recently prompted
several courts to raise questions about how police use the law
enforcement tool; and
WHEREAS, According to a 2017 U.S. Senate resolution, reported
incidents of motorcycle profiling in the State of Washington
dropped approximately 90 percent within six years of the state
passing a law to ensure that issues related to motorcycle profiling
are included in law enforcement training; and
WHEREAS, Unlawful motorcycle profiling is a serious issue in
Texas and beyond, and every means of preventing it should be
explored; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby request that the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the
house of representatives create a joint interim committee to study
motorcycle operator profiling by law enforcement officers; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That the study must consider:
(1) the effectiveness of current education and training
requirements for law enforcement officers regarding motorcycle
operator profiling awareness and sensitivity;
(2) potential improvements to education and training
requirements regarding motorcycle operator profiling awareness and
sensitivity that may be implemented by state and local law
enforcement agencies; and
(3) any other methods to decrease motorcycle operator
profiling by law enforcement officers; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the committee's proceedings and operations be
governed by such general rules and policies for interim committees
as the 87th Texas Legislature may adopt; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the committee shall submit a full report,
including findings and recommendations, to the 88th Legislature
before it convenes in January 2023.