Bill to Enforce Reporting Police Shootings Heads to Governor’s Desk

A bill to enforce reporting of all Peace Officer shootings and deaths is headed to the Governor’s desk.

If signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott, Representative Eric Johnson’s House Bill 245 will create a civil penalty for law enforcement agencies that fail to report officer-involved shootings, injuries, and deaths to the Office of the Attorney General.

“House Bill 245 goes a long way toward making sure Texas continues to lead the nation in collecting this type of information and hopefully, armed with facts, Texas can lead the nation in reducing fatal encounters involving law enforcement,” said Representative Johnson.

The bill passed out of the Texas Senate by a 28-3 vote and out of the Texas House by a vote of 112-21.