87R1678 JCG-F
 
  By: Thompson of Harris H.B. No. 831
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to prohibiting the use of certain techniques when using
  force to make an arrest or search.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter E, Chapter 9, Penal Code, is amended
  by adding Section 9.515 to read as follows:
         Sec. 9.515.  PROHIBITED TECHNIQUES. Notwithstanding any
  other law, the use of force or deadly force against a person is not
  justified under Section 9.51 if the force or deadly force is used in
  a manner that impedes the normal breathing or circulation of the
  blood of the person by applying pressure to the person's throat or
  neck or by blocking the person's nose or mouth.
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
  to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
  An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
  governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,
  and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
  purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
  effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred
  before that date.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.