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Senate Bill 1849 |
Senate Author: Whitmire et al. |
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Effective: See below |
House Sponsor: Coleman et al. |
Senate Bill 1849, the Sandra Bland Act, amends the Code of Criminal Procedure, Government Code, and Occupations Code to revise provisions relating to interactions between law enforcement and individuals detained or arrested on suspicion of the commission of criminal offenses and to the confinement, conviction, or release of those individuals, including persons with a mental illness or intellectual disability. The bill revises provisions relating to grants supporting populations that are more likely to interact frequently with law enforcement and provides for the development of related local plans. The bill, among other provisions, establishes the prisoner safety fund to pay for certain mental health care access for prisoners, requires routine serious incidents reports in county jails and independent investigations of deaths occurring in county jails, and provides for the position of county jail administrator. The bill expands the required peace officer and county jailer training, sets out additional requirements for a law enforcement agency's policy on racial profiling and law enforcement reports required for motor vehicle stops, and revises provisions relating to peace officer equipment.
Senate Bill 1849 takes effect September 1, 2017, except that provisions relating to county jailer training take effect January 1, 2018.