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HB2242 • 2025

Relating to policy-making authority of constables for the purpose of a federal civil rights action.

Relating to policy-making authority of constables for the purpose of a federal civil rights action.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Dutton
Last action
2025-05-15
Official status
05/15/2025 S Received from the House
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to policy-making authority of constables for the purpose of a federal civil rights action.

Relating to policy-making authority of constables for the purpose of a federal civil rights action.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to policy-making authority of constables for the purpose of a federal civil rights action.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  2. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  3. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  4. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2474

  5. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  6. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  7. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  8. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  9. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2403

  10. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  11. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  12. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  13. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  14. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  15. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  16. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  17. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  18. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  19. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  20. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  21. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  22. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  23. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

  24. 2025-01-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to policy-making authority of constables for the purpose of a federal civil rights action.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 2242 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R11478 MZM-D

By: Dutton

H.B. No. 2242

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to policy-making authority of constables for the purpose

of a federal civil rights action.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 86.021, Local Government Code, is

amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:

(f)

For the purpose of a civil rights action brought under

42 U.S.C. Section 1983, a constable is a final policy maker on law

enforcement decisions for the constable's county.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of

this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.