88R9269 JCG-D
By: Wu H.B. No. 2319
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to disciplinary action against a peace officer by the
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement for failure to cooperate with
an investigation by a law enforcement agency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter K, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 1701.5015 to read as follows:
Sec. 1701.5015. FAILURE TO COOPERATE WITH INVESTIGATION BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b),
the commission shall suspend or revoke the license of a peace
officer who fails to cooperate, including by submitting to an
interview, with a law enforcement agency during an investigation by
the agency.
(b) A peace officer's license may not be suspended or
revoked under this section solely on the grounds that the peace
officer invoked the officer's right against self-incrimination
under the United States Constitution or the Texas Constitution.
(c) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this
section.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall adopt the
rules required by Section 1701.5015, Occupations Code, as added by
this Act.
SECTION 3. Section 1701.5015, Occupations Code, as added by
this Act, applies only to conduct that occurs on or after the
effective date of this Act. Conduct that occurs before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the
date the conduct occurred, and the former law is continued in effect
for that purpose.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.