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

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

FULL TEXT:
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, 2023.