TCLEOSE Bill Tracking Table
82nd Legislature – 1st Special Session
Updated 06/01/11
N.B.: This table is designed to assist TCLEOSE commissioners and staff in keeping track of state
legislative actions that may affect the Commission. It is not designed to be a comprehensive review.
For full information on legislative actions, visit the TLO website ( http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/ ).
Bills That Have Made Significant Progress
# / Progress / Bill Caption (Abbreviated to One Line)HB
46 / Effective Immediately
as of 05/19 / Relating to compensatory time off for certain employees of the Parks and Wildlife Department.
HB
1254 / Effective Immediately
as of 05/28 / Relating to consideration of the consolidation of school district employment of peace officers and security personnel in certain counties.
SB
604 / Effective 09/01/11 / Relating to the execution of lawful process by county jailers.
HB25 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to the carrying of certain weapons in a watercraft.
HB78 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to the purchase of food and beverages by certain state law enforcement agencies for peace officer training functions.
HB200 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to the notification of the release of certain inmates given to certain courts and law enforcement agencies.
HB215 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to photograph and live lineup identification procedures in criminal cases.
HB242 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to the authority of certain retired peace officers to carry certain firearms.
HB343 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to the reporting and recording of a motor vehicle accident involving an official vehicle driven by a peace officer [etc.]… in the course of official duties.
HB442 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to the establishment of an emergency radio infrastructure account.
HB530 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to the definition of local law enforcement authority for purposes of the sex offender registration program.
HB726 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to the electronic distribution of information to legislators by state agencies.
HB1070 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to the taking of a defendant’s bail bond by county jailers.
HB1163 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain peace officers and firefighters.
HB1241 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to surety bond requirements for reserve deputy constables.
HB1379 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to the purchasing of a firearm from the county by an honorably retired law enforcement officer.
HB1402 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to the applicability of the law on the consequences of a criminal conviction to law enforcement officer license holders and applicants.
HB1503 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to the qualifications to serve as a special peace officer at a polling place.
HB1781 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to obsolete or redundant reporting requirements applicable to state agencies.
HB1930 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to the membership and duties of the Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force.
HB2006 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to the release of a photograph of a police officer and access to records maintained by internal investigative divisions in certain municipalities.
HB2310 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to appointment of bailiffs for the district courts in Comal, Hays, and Caldwell Counties.
HB3823 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to the regulation of certain telecommunicators; providing penalties.
SB32 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to the consolidation of related higher education programs governing tuition, fee exemptions, and waivers respective to specific target populations.
SB150 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to special agents of the [OIG] of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs …
SB166 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to the sex offender civil commitment program and to the creation of a state agency to perform the functions relating to [it] …
SB221 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to the [DFPS], including protective services and investigations of alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation for certain adults …; providing a criminal penalty.
SB244 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to the continuing education requirements for certain peace officers.
SB315 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to the agencies and entities responsible for compiling and maintaining information pertaining to criminal combinations and criminal street gangs.
SB316 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to criminal asset forfeiture, the disposition of proceeds and property from [it], and accountability for that disposition; providing civil penalties.
SB321 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to an employee’s transportation and storage of certain firearms or ammunition while on certain property owned or controlled by the employee’s employer.
SB530 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to special agents of the [OAG] of the United States Social Security Administration …
SB542 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to the regulation of law enforcement officers by the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.
SB545 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to employment records for law enforcement officers, including procedures to correct employment termination reports; providing an administrative penalty.
SB601 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to the authority of the El Paso County Hospital District to employ and commission peace officers.
SB867 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to testing accommodations for a person with dyslexia taking a licensing examination administered by a state agency.
SB1065 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to critical incident stress management and crisis response services.
SB1179 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to the elimination of certain required reports prepared by state agencies and institutions of higher education.
SB1292 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to the issuance of a driver’s license to a peace officer that includes an alternative to the officer’s residence address.
SB1378 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to the authority of the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Tribe to commission peace officers.
SB1600 / Sent to Gov’r / Relating to the registration of peace officers as private security officers.
HB19 / ENG
Referred / Relating to the prosecution and punishment of a person operating a motor vehicle without a license.
HB161 / ENG
Referred / Relating to the dissemination of criminal history record information by the Department of Public Safety concerning certain intoxication offenses.
HB443 / ENG
Referred / Relating to the amount of the fee paid by a defendant for a peace officer's services in executing or processing an arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine.
HB633 / ENG
Referred / Relating to certain nonrefundable application fees established by the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.
HB725 / ENG
Conf Comte / Relating to the operation, powers, and duties of certain water districts.
HB812 / ENG
Referred / Relating to the definition of peace officer for purposes of intercepting or collecting information in relation to … investigation of criminal conduct.
HB1209 / ENG
Referred / Relating to a probate fee exemption for estates of certain law enforcement officers, firefighters, and others killed in the line of duty.
HB1988 / ENG
Referred / Relating to the right of one immediate family member of certain deceased peace officers to make an oral statement regarding the terms of a plea bargain agreement.
HB2040 / ENG
Not on Cal / Relating to critical incident stress management and crisis response services.
HB2870 / ENG
Referred / Relating to the elimination of certain required reports prepared by state agencies and institutions of higher education.
SB9 / ENG
Report to Cal / Relating to homeland security.
SB121 / ENG
Left Pending / Relating to photograph and live lineup identification procedures in criminal cases.
SB146 / ENG
Referred / Relating to the creation of the offense of unlawful transport of an undocumented person.
SB285 / ENG
Report to Cal / Relating to exempting … judicial officers from … requirements for obtaining or renewing a concealed handgun license and [allowing them] to carry certain weapons.
SB288 / ENG
Report to Cal / Relating to authorizing [DPS] to investigate the feasibility of and cooperate in the establishment of southbound checkpoints along the international border of this state.
SB687 / ENG
Comte Report / Relating to interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications for law enforcement purposes.
SB947 / ENG
Comte Report / Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to certain criminal investigators of the United States and to other federal law enforcement personnel.
SB1014 / ENG
Report to Cal / Relating to time of day during which prisoners may be discharged or released from county jails.
SB1529 / ENG
Withdrawn / Relating to the date by which law enforcement agencies must report arrests to the Department of Public Safety.
SB1583 / ENG
Referred / Relating to state fiscal matters related to law enforcement and criminal justice.
House Bills (►►► = Sent to the Governor / ●●● = Signed into Law)
(as introduced) / Actions / Effects
HB
19 / 05/16 / ENG
Referred to T&HS / Riddle / Relating to the penalty for operation of a motor vehicle without a license.Excerpt: SECTION 2. The heading to Subchapter J, Chapter 601, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: SUBCHAPTER J. IMPOUNDMENT OF CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT [VEHICLE NOT REGISTERED IN THIS STATE] SECTION 3. Section 601.291, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 601.291. / -- / --
HB
25
►►► / 05/27 / Sent to Gov’r / Guillen / Relating to the carrying of certain weapons in a watercraft. / Cf. HB77 / --
HB
37 / 03/09 / Left Pending / Menendez / Relating to the use of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle; providing for penalties. / -- / --
HB
40 / 03/30 / Left
Pending / Menendez / Relating to collective bargaining by law enforcement officers and firefighters.Excerpt: BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 174.003, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Subdivisions (1-a), (1-b), and (2-a) and amending Subdivision (3) to read as follows: (1-a) “County jailer” has the meaning assigned by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code. (3) “Police officer” means a paid employee who is sworn, certified, and full-time, and who regularly serves in a professional law enforcement capacity for a law enforcement agency [in the police … / -- / --
HB
41 / 03/08 / Left
Pending / Menendez / Relating to the penalty for certain conduct constituting an offense for false report to peace officer or law enforcement employee.Excerpt: SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. If the amendments made by this Act to Section 37.08, Penal Code, and the amendments made to Section 37.08, Penal Code, by any other bill are irreconcilable, it is the intent of the legislature that this Act prevail, … / -- / --
HB
46
●●● / 05/19 / Effective
Immed / Menendez / Relating to compensatory time off for certain employees of the Parks and Wildlife Department.Excerpt: BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 662.005(b), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) Except as provided by Section 662.010, and notwithstanding Section 659.015 or another law, a state employee who is a peace officer commissioned by a state officer or state agency listed under Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or who is employed by the Department of Public Safety either to perform communications or dispatch services related to … / -- / --
HB
48 / 04/28 / Report
to Cal / Peña / Relating to authorizing the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas to investigate the feasibility of and cooperate in the establishment of southbound checkpoints along the international border of this state.Excerpt: INTERNATIONAL BORDER CHECKPOINTS. (a) To prevent the unlawful transfer of firearms and bulk currency from this state to the United Mexican States, the department shall investigate the feasibility of assisting federal authorities in establishing checkpoints along the international border of this state for the purpose of conducting inspections of vehicles leaving this state and entering the United Mexican States. / Identical: SB288
Similar: SB294 / --
HB
68 / 04/21 / Left Pending / M. Martinez / Relating to notice concerning the use of criminal history information in an employer’s hiring process.Excerpt: EXPLANATION CONCERNING CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION CONCERNING APPLICANT. Not later than the 10th day after the date an employer notifies an applicant that the employer will not be making an offer of employment to the applicant based wholly or partly on criminal history information concerning the applicant, the employer shall provide the applicant a written explanation containing: (1) an identification of the specific arrest, detention, indictment or charge, or disposition that influenced the… / -- / --
HB
76 / 04/14 / Report
to Cal / Flynn / Relating to certain purchases by a state agency performing a law enforcement function.Excerpt: CERTAIN PURCHASES BY STATE AGENCY PERFORMING LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNCTIONS. The governing body of a state agency that performs a law enforcement function is exempt from the purchasing procedures under this subtitle or Chapter 2252 for the purpose of purchasing equipment related to the agency’s law enforcement functions if the governing body determines that following those procedures would negatively impact homeland security or impair the agency’s ability to perform the agency’s law enforcement … / -- / --