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  89R975 JDK-F     By: VanDeaver H.B. No. 1108       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to motorcycle profiling by peace officers.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 2B, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended by adding Subchapter B-1 to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER B-1. MOTORCYCLE PROFILING           Art. 2B.0081.  DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:                 (1)     "Law enforcement agency" has the meaning assigned   by Article 2B.0053.                 (2)     "Motor vehicle stop" has the meaning assigned by   Article 2B.0051.                 (3)     "Motorcycle profiling" means a law   enforcement-initiated action based wholly or partly on an   individual operating a motorcycle or wearing motorcycle-related or   motorcycle club-related paraphernalia rather than on the   individual's behavior or on information identifying the individual   as having engaged in criminal activity. The term includes a motor   vehicle stop that is made with respect to an individual operating a   motorcycle and that the peace officer extends beyond the period   necessary to effectuate the purpose of the stop.           Art.   2B.0082.     MOTORCYCLE PROFILING PROHIBITED. A peace   officer may not engage in motorcycle profiling.           Art.   2B.0083.     LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICY ON MOTORCYCLE   PROFILING. Each law enforcement agency in this state shall adopt a   detailed written policy on motorcycle profiling.   The policy must:                 (1)     clearly define acts constituting motorcycle   profiling;                 (2)     strictly prohibit peace officers employed by the   agency from engaging in motorcycle profiling;                 (3)     implement a process by which an individual may   file a complaint with the agency if the individual believes that a   peace officer employed by the agency has engaged in motorcycle   profiling with respect to the individual; and                 (4)     require the agency employing a peace officer to   take appropriate corrective action against the peace officer after   an investigation shows that the peace officer has engaged in   motorcycle profiling in violation of the agency's policy adopted   under this article.          SECTION 2.  Not later than December 1, 2025, each law   enforcement agency in this state shall adopt the policy required by   Article 2B.0083, Code of Criminal Procedure, as added by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.