Bill Text: TX SB72 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced

Texas Senate Bill 72 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt a policy regarding the discharge of a firearm by a peace officer at or in the direction of a moving vehicle.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-03 - Referred to Jurisprudence [SB72 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-SB72-Introduced.html

	87R800 TSS-D

	By: Miles	S.B. No. 72



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt a policy
	regarding the discharge of a firearm by a peace officer at or in the
	direction of a moving vehicle.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Chapter 2, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended by adding Article 2.1397 to read as follows:
	Art. 2.1397. LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICY ON DISCHARGE OF FIREARM
	AT MOVING VEHICLE. (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 policy
	regarding a peace officer discharging a firearm at or in the
	direction of a moving vehicle.
	(c) A policy adopted under this article must prohibit a
	peace officer from discharging a firearm at or in the direction of a
	moving vehicle unless the peace officer discharges the firearm only
	when and to the degree the officer reasonably believes is
	immediately necessary to protect the officer or another person from
	the use of unlawful deadly force by an occupant of the vehicle by
	means other than by using the moving vehicle to strike any person.
	SECTION 2. Each law enforcement agency in this state shall
	adopt the policy required by Article 2.1397, Code of Criminal
	Procedure, as added by this Act, as soon as practicable after the
	effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.