TX HB4502

Requires court security committees to develop court emergency management plans and mandates (rather than permits) that committees recommend resource uses and security expenditures to their governing bodies

Expands county-level court security committee membership to include a representative from a constable's office in addition to existing members like the sheriff's office, commissioners court, and judges

Exempts court security committees from Texas Open Meetings Act requirements (Chapter 551), meaning they are not considered governmental bodies for public meeting purposes

Requires commissioners courts and municipal governing bodies to prioritize court security committee recommendations when administering courthouse security funds

Increases criminal penalties for harassment of court employees and judges: harassment of a court employee becomes a Class A misdemeanor (state jail felony if repeat offense); harassment of a judge becomes a state jail felony (third-degree felony if repeat offense)

Directs the judicial security division of the Office of Court Administration to develop a model court emergency management plan as a resource for court security committees statewide