SB 1957
AN ACT relating to the eligibility of a person to serve on a civilian
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
relating to the eligibility of a person to serve on a civilian
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the eligibility of a person to serve on a civilian BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 143.003, Local Government Code, is amended by amending Subdivision (1) and adding Subdivision (1-a) to (1) "Civilian oversight board" means a board or office established by a municipality to practice oversight, monitoring, or investigations of fire fighters or police officers, or departments, by members of the public who are not fire fighters or police (1-a) "Commission" means the Fire Fighters' and Police Officers' Civil Service Commission. SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 143, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 143.091 to read as follows: Sec. 143.091. ELIGIBILITY FOR CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT BOARD. A person is not eligible to serve on a civilian oversight board if the (1) convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for a felony offense; or (2) convicted of a crime of moral turpitude. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Expert Lobbyists for This Bill
These lobbyists specialize in Law Enforcement and related subject areas.
Robert D. Miller
Haley Cornyn
Allen E. Blakemore
Michael J. Johnson
Vera Denise Rose
Gavin L. Massingill
Leslie Pardue
Fred Shannon
Sarah Hicks
Matthew Bentley
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the eligibility of a person to serve on a civilian
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