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TX HB1352
Bill
Status
11/15/2024
Primary Sponsor
Terry Meza
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AI Summary
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Requires all state and local law enforcement agencies in Texas to adopt a policy governing when peace officers may discharge firearms at or toward moving vehicles
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Prohibits officers from shooting at moving vehicles unless immediately necessary to protect the officer or another person from unlawful deadly force by a vehicle occupant using means other than the vehicle itself
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Specifies that the threat of being struck by the moving vehicle alone does not justify discharging a firearm at the vehicle
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Applies to all agencies authorized to employ peace officers, including state agencies and political subdivisions
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Takes effect September 1, 2025, with agencies required to adopt the policy as soon as practicable after that date
Legislative Description
Relating to a law enforcement agency policy regarding the discharge of a firearm by a peace officer at or in the direction of a moving vehicle.
Criminal Procedure
Last Action
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
3/11/2025