Relating to a duty for peace officers to intervene and make a report when a peace officer uses excessive force.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Governor
Introduced Mar 3, 2021
Last action May 27, 2021
Floor votes · House May 26, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
12
Committee
10
Amendments
3
May 27, 2021
Introduced
House passage as amended reported
upper
May 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed as amended
lower
May 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
May 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to Jurisprudence
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
6 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Borris Miles
DDemocratic
P
GC
Garnet Coleman
DDemocratic
P
JW
James White
RRepublican
P
JC
Jasmine Crockett
DDemocratic
P
Ron Reynolds
DDemocratic
P
Senfronia Thompson
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Alvarado
DDemocratic
Co
CB
César Blanco
DDemocratic
Co
JM
José Menéndez
DDemocratic
Co
Judith Zaffirini
DDemocratic
Co
MK
Matt Krause
RRepublican
Co
Nicole Collier
DDemocratic
Co
Royce West
DDemocratic
Co
Sarah Eckhardt
DDemocratic
Co
ST
Shawn Thierry
RRepublican
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