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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a law enforcement agency policy regarding drug and |
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alcohol testing of peace officers involved in certain injuries or |
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deaths. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 2A, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, is amended by adding Article 2A.067 to read as follows: |
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Art. 2A.067. LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICY ON DRUG AND ALCOHOL |
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TESTING AFTER OFFICER-INVOLVED INJURIES OR DEATHS. (a) In this |
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article: |
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(1) "Law enforcement agency" has the meaning assigned |
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by Article 2B.0053. |
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(2) "Officer-involved injury or death" means any |
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serious bodily injury or death caused by a peace officer regardless |
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of whether the peace officer was on duty at the time the injury or |
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death occurred. |
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(3) "Serious bodily injury" has the meaning assigned |
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by Section 1.07, Penal Code. |
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(b) This article applies only to a law enforcement agency |
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operating in a county with a population of more than 500,000. |
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(c) Each law enforcement agency to which this article |
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applies shall adopt a detailed written policy requiring a peace |
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officer who causes an officer-involved injury or death to submit to |
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the agency, not later than six hours after the officer-involved |
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injury or death, a specimen of the officer's blood, urine, or other |
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bodily substance to assess: |
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(1) the officer's blood alcohol content; and |
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(2) whether there is a controlled substance in the |
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officer's body. |
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SECTION 2. Each law enforcement agency to which Article |
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2A.067, Code of Criminal Procedure, as added by this Act, applies |
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shall adopt the policy required by that article as soon as |
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practicable after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |