Bill Text: TX SB69 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to the use of force by peace officers.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/21 [SB69 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SB69-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to the use of force by peace officers.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/21 [SB69 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SB69-Introduced.html
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| By: Miles | S.B. No. 69 | |
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| relating to prohibiting the use of certain techniques when using | ||
| force to make an arrest or search. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 9, Penal Code, is amended | ||
| by adding Section 9.515 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 9.515. PROHIBITED TECHNIQUES. Notwithstanding any | ||
| other law, the use of force or deadly force against a person is not | ||
| justified under Section 9.51 if the force or deadly force is used in | ||
| a manner that impedes the normal breathing or circulation of the | ||
| blood of the person by applying pressure to the person's throat, | ||
| neck, or torso or by blocking the person's nose or mouth. | ||
| 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. | ||
| An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is | ||
| governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, | ||
| and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. 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. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. | ||
