89R2335 MZM-F
By: Flores H.B. No. 680
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a law enforcement agency policy regarding drug and
alcohol testing of peace officers involved in certain injuries or
deaths.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 2A, Code of Criminal
Procedure, is amended by adding Article 2A.067 to read as follows:
Art. 2A.067. LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICY ON DRUG AND ALCOHOL
TESTING AFTER OFFICER-INVOLVED INJURIES OR DEATHS. (a) In this
article:
(1) "Law enforcement agency" has the meaning assigned
by Article 2B.0053.
(2) "Officer-involved injury or death" means any
serious bodily injury or death caused by a peace officer regardless
of whether the peace officer was on duty at the time the injury or
death occurred.
(3) "Serious bodily injury" has the meaning assigned
by Section 1.07, Penal Code.
(b) This article applies only to a law enforcement agency
operating in a county with a population of more than 500,000.
(c) Each law enforcement agency to which this article
applies shall adopt a detailed written policy requiring a peace
officer who causes an officer-involved injury or death to submit to
the agency, not later than six hours after the officer-involved
injury or death, a specimen of the officer's blood, urine, or other
bodily substance to assess:
(1) the officer's blood alcohol content; and
(2) whether there is a controlled substance in the
officer's body.
SECTION 2. Each law enforcement agency to which Article
2A.067, Code of Criminal Procedure, as added by this Act, applies
shall adopt the policy required by that article as soon as
practicable after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.