S.B. No. 2212
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the duty of a peace officer to request and render aid
  for an injured person.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 2, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
  amended by adding Article 2.33 to read as follows:
         Art. 2.33.  DUTY TO REQUEST AND RENDER AID. (a)  Except as
  provided by Subsection (b), a peace officer who encounters an
  injured person while discharging the officer's official duties
  shall immediately and as necessary:
               (1)  request emergency medical services personnel to
  provide the person with emergency medical services; and
               (2)  while waiting for emergency medical services
  personnel to arrive, provide first aid or treatment to the person to
  the extent of the officer's skill and training.
         (b)  The peace officer is not required to request emergency
  medical services or provide first aid or treatment under Subsection
  (a) if:
               (1)  making the request or providing the treatment
  would expose the officer or another person to a risk of bodily
  injury; or
               (2)  the officer is injured and physically unable to
  make the request or provide the treatment.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2212 passed the Senate on    
  April 22, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that
  the Senate concurred in House amendments on May 27, 2021, by the
  following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2212 passed the House, with
  amendments, on May 23, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 144,
  Nays 0, one present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor