Chair
State Representative (R)
Emerging Issues In Texas Law Enforcement, Select
House Committee
Vice Chair
State Representative (D)
Committee members
Referred bills
| Bill | Category | Caption | Date Referred to Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 474 | Crime Legal Issues |
Relating to requiring certain law enforcement officers to wear body worn cameras. | 02/12/2015 |
| HB 455 | Crime Legal Issues Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to a body worn camera program for certain law enforcement agencies in this state. | 02/12/2015 |
| HB 368 | Crime Family and Children Issues Legal Issues Public Services Social Issues |
Relating to the duties of a peace officer investigating a family violence allegation or responding to a disturbance call that may involve family violence and the admissibility of certain evidence obtained during that investigation or response. | 02/12/2015 |
| HB 541 | Crime Legal Issues |
Relating to the electronic recording of certain custodial interrogations. | 02/18/2015 |
| HB 674 | Crime Municipal and County Issues Other Public Services |
Relating to permitting a residency requirement for police officers in certain municipalities. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 1168 | Crime |
Relating to creating a defense to prosecution for the offense of resisting arrest, search, or transportation or the offenses of escape or permitting or facilitating escape. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 1025 | Crime Education Labor and Employment Other |
Relating to the approval of law enforcement training materials by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1036 | Crime Executive Branch |
Relating to reporting requirements for certain injuries or deaths caused by peace officers and for certain injuries or deaths of peace officers. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1338 | Crime Health Labor and Employment Military Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to training for peace officers and first responders on certain persons affected by trauma. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1035 | Crime Technology and Communication |
Relating to criminal offenses involving the filming, recording, photographing, documenting, or observing of a peace officer. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1369 | Crime Executive Branch |
Relating to the creation of a special prosecution division in the office of the attorney general to investigate and prosecute peace officer misconduct. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1994 | Crime Public Services |
Relating to entrance examinations for applicants for beginning positions in a municipal police department. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 2357 | Crime Executive Branch Legal Issues |
Relating to the investigation of deaths involving peace officers. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2614 | Crime Executive Branch Labor and Employment Legislative Affairs Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to a peace officer training advisory committee. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 3317 | Crime Education Health |
Relating to continuing education requirements regarding autism awareness for peace officers. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2279 | Crime Education Labor and Employment Other |
Relating to child and adolescent interaction education and training for certain peace and reserve law enforcement officers. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 1840 | Crime Executive Branch Judiciary |
Relating to the appointment by the attorney general of a special prosecutor to prosecute certain offenses committed that cause serious bodily injury or death by peace officers. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 2918 | Crime Technology and Communication |
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of interference with public duties; increasing a penalty. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3929 | Crime Other Public Services Science and Medical Research State Agencies Technology and Communication Transportation |
Relating to the use of automatic license plate reader systems; creating a criminal offense. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 3212 | Crime Other |
Relating to peace officer identification cards. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 3165 | Crime Legal Issues Other Technology and Communication |
Relating to warrants issued to obtain cell site information through the use of a cell site simulator device; public access to certain information relating to investigatory equipment; creating criminal offenses. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 3053 | Crime Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues Public Services |
Relating to complaints against a law enforcement officer or fire fighter. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 3790 | Crime Technology and Communication |
Relating to the electronic customer data that certain peace officers may obtain by warrant, order, or other legal process from a provider of a wire or electronic communications service or remote computing service or from a communication common carrier. | 03/24/2015 |
| HR 1349 | Legislative Affairs Other |
Requesting the speaker to create an interim committee to study issues relating to police body camera equipment. | 04/01/2015 |
| SB 158 | Crime Education Legal Issues Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to a body worn camera program for certain law enforcement agencies in this state; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a fee. | 05/01/2015 |
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