By: Birdwell S.B. No. 1896
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the investigation of the death of a prisoner in county
  jail.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 511.021(a), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (a)  On the death of a prisoner in a county jail, other than a
  death from natural causes as determined by a physician during an
  autopsy or examination of the deceased prisoner, the commission
  shall appoint a law enforcement agency, other than the local law
  enforcement agency that operates the county jail, to investigate
  the death as soon as possible.  Except as otherwise provided by
  Subsection (b), the appointed law enforcement agency shall conduct
  the investigation.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.