HB888 - Relating to the duty of a peace officer to request and render aid for an injured person.

  89R1387 GP-F     By: Thompson H.B. No. 888       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the duty of a peace officer to request and render aid   for an injured person.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Article 2B.0301(b), Code of Criminal Procedure,   is amended to read as follows:          (b)  The peace officer is not required to request emergency   medical services or provide first aid or treatment under Subsection   (a) if:                (1)  making the request or providing the treatment   would expose the officer or another person to a likely risk of   serious bodily injury; or                (2)  the officer is injured and physically unable to   make the request or provide the treatment.          SECTION 2.  Section 1701.2551(b), Occupations Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (b)  The basic peace officer training course must include   training on:                (1)  the prohibition against the intentional use of a   choke hold, carotid artery hold, or similar neck restraint by a   peace officer in searching or arresting a person, unless the   officer reasonably believes the restraint is necessary to prevent   serious bodily injury to or the death of the peace officer or   another person;                (2)  the duty of a peace officer to intervene to stop or   prevent another peace officer from using force against a person   suspected of committing an offense if:                      (A)  the amount of force exceeds that which is   reasonable under the circumstances; and                      (B)  the officer knows or should know that the   other officer's use of force:                            (i)  violates state or federal law;                            (ii)  puts a person at risk of bodily injury,   as that term is defined by Section 1.07, Penal Code, and is not   immediately necessary to avoid imminent bodily injury to a peace   officer or other person; and                            (iii)  is not required to apprehend the   person suspected of committing an offense; and                (3)  the duty of a peace officer [ who encounters an   injured person while discharging the officer's official duties ] to   [ immediately and as necessary ] request [ emergency medical services   personnel to provide the person with emergency medical services ]   and render [ , while waiting for emergency medical services   personnel to arrive, provide first ] aid for an injured [ or   treatment to the ] person as prescribed by Article 2B.0301, Code of   Criminal Procedure [ to the extent of the officer's skills and   training, unless the request for emergency medical services   personnel or the provision of first aid or treatment would expose   the officer or another person to a risk of bodily injury or the   officer is injured and physically unable to make the request or   provide the treatment ].          SECTION 3.  Section 1701.269(b), Occupations Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (b)  The model training curriculum and model policies   developed under Subsection (a) must include:                (1)  curriculum and policies for banning the use of a   choke hold, carotid artery hold, or similar neck restraint by a   peace officer in searching or arresting a person, unless the   officer reasonably believes the restraint is necessary to prevent   serious bodily injury to or the death of the peace officer or   another person;                (2)  curriculum and policies regarding the duty of a   peace officer to intervene to stop or prevent another peace officer   from using force against a person suspected of committing an   offense if:                      (A)  the amount of force exceeds that which is   reasonable under the circumstances; and                      (B)  the officer knows or should know that the   other officer's use of force:                            (i)  violates state or federal law;                            (ii)  puts a person at risk of bodily injury,   as that term is defined by Section 1.07, Penal Code, and is not   immediately necessary to avoid imminent bodily injury to a peace   officer or other person; and                            (iii)  is not required to apprehend the   person suspected of committing an offense; and                (3)  curriculum and policies regarding the duty of a   peace officer [ who encounters an injured person while discharging   the officer's official duties ] to [ immediately and as necessary ]   request [ emergency medical services personnel to provide the person   with emergency medical services ] and render [ , while waiting for   emergency medical services personnel to arrive, provide first ] aid   for an injured [ or treatment to the ] person as prescribed by Article   2B.0301, Code of Criminal Procedure [ to the extent of the officer's   skills and training, unless the request for emergency medical   services personnel or the provision of first aid or treatment would   expose the officer or another person to a risk of bodily injury or   the officer is injured and physically unable to make the request or   provide the treatment ].          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.