87R1688 AJZ-F
 
  By: Thompson of Harris H.B. No. 832
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the duties and powers of peace officers.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Article 2.13(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The officer [shall]:
               (1)  may, if authorized [in every case authorized by
  the provisions of this Code], interfere without warrant to prevent
  or suppress crime;
               (2)  shall execute all lawful process issued to the
  officer by any magistrate or court;
               (3)  shall give notice to some magistrate of all
  offenses committed within the officer's jurisdiction, if [where]
  the officer has probable cause [good reason] to believe there has
  been a violation of the penal law; [and]
               (4)  may, if authorized, arrest offenders without
  warrant so [in every case where the officer is authorized by law, in
  order] that they may be taken before the proper magistrate or court
  and be tried;
               (5)  shall make an identification as a peace officer
  before taking any action within the course and scope of the
  officer's official duties unless the identification would render
  the action impracticable;
               (6)  shall intervene if the use of force by another
  peace officer:
                     (A)  violates state or federal law or a policy of
  any entity served by the other officer;
                     (B)  puts any person at risk of bodily injury,
  unless the officer reasonably believes that the other officer's use
  of force is immediately necessary to avoid imminent harm to a peace
  officer or other person; or
                     (C)  is not required to apprehend or complete the
  apprehension of a suspect; and
               (7)  shall provide aid immediately to any person who
  needs medical attention, including a person who needs medical
  attention as a result of the use of force by a peace officer.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.