Bill Text: TX SB1355 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to requiring law enforcement agencies to make certain radio communications available to the public.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-16 - Referred to Criminal Justice [SB1355 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-SB1355-Introduced.html
  88R10635 MZM-D
 
  By: Miles S.B. No. 1355
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to requiring law enforcement agencies to make certain
  radio communications available to the public.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 2, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
  amended by adding Article 2.36 to read as follows:
         Art. 2.36.  DUTY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO MAKE CERTAIN
  RADIO COMMUNICATIONS AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC. (a)  In this article:
               (1)  "Law enforcement agency" means an agency of the
  state or an agency of a political subdivision of the state
  authorized by law to employ peace officers.
               (2)  "Radio communication" means any audio
  communication transmitted by a radio system.
               (3)  "Readily accessible to the general public" has the
  meaning assigned by Section 16.02, Penal Code.
         (b)  Each law enforcement agency shall make radio
  communications sent by the agency for a law enforcement purpose
  readily accessible to the general public, except for radio
  communications sent by designated units in the agency that perform:
               (1)  special operations; or
               (2)  the gathering and analyzing of information for the
  purpose of generating intelligence.
         SECTION 2.  Notwithstanding Article 2.36, Code of Criminal
  Procedure, as added by this Act, a law enforcement agency is not
  required to comply with that article until January 1, 2024.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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