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TX HB2982
Bill
Status
2/18/2025
Primary Sponsor
Erin Zwiener
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AI Summary
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Requires all Texas law enforcement agencies to adopt policies prohibiting peace officers from using less lethal projectiles for crowd control purposes
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Defines "less lethal projectiles" as ammunition designed to incapacitate through blunt trauma while reducing risk of serious injury or death, including rubber bullets, wooden bullets, sponge rounds, and bean bag rounds
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Applies to all state and local law enforcement agencies authorized to employ peace officers
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Law enforcement agencies must adopt the required policy by January 1, 2026
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Takes effect September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to law enforcement policies prohibiting a peace officer from using less lethal projectiles for the purpose of controlling the activity or movement of a gathering of people.
Criminal Procedure
Last Action
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
3/20/2025