SB2288 - Relating to requiring the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement to study and report on incidents of racial profiling.

  89R14054 JCG-D     By: Miles S.B. No. 2288       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to requiring the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement to   study and report on incidents of racial profiling.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is   amended by adding Section 1701.171 to read as follows:           Sec.   1701.171.     STUDY AND REPORT. (a)   The commission shall   study incidents of racial profiling by peace officers in this state   and, not later than December 1, 2026, report to the legislature   recommendations on model policies that may be adopted by a law   enforcement agency that the commission believes would   substantially reduce or eliminate incidents of racial profiling by   the peace officers of the law enforcement agency.           (b)     To the extent practicable, the commission shall use the   incident-based data submitted to the commission under Article   2B.0055, Code of Criminal Procedure, in the study required by   Subsection (a).           (c)  This section expires January 1, 2027.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.