---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the use of force by peace officers."
description: "Relating to the use of force by peace officers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 69"
citation: "Texas SB 69 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)", "Law Enforcement (I0510)", "RESTRAINTS (S0524)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Miles", "Morales Shaw", "Reynolds", "Rose", "Thompson, Senfronia", "White"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 54
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2020-11-09"
last_action: "2021-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b98cfa4b-f4b0-4081-a766-114bb2a13227"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB 69.xml"
source_hash: "4283cb56b8bf14203a557066ecb09ff67f664cbb89dacc3d45854a9faa2746a6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
---

# Texas SB 69 (87) — Relating to the use of force by peace officers.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00069I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00069E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00069H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00069S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00069F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Miles — primary (person)
- Morales Shaw — primary (person)
- Reynolds — primary (person)
- Rose — primary (person)
- Thompson, Senfronia — primary (person)
- White — primary (person)
- Alvarado — cosponsor (person)
- Blanco — cosponsor (person)
- Crockett — cosponsor (person)
- Eckhardt — cosponsor (person)
- Gervin-Hawkins — cosponsor (person)
- Hinojosa — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Lucio — cosponsor (person)
- Menéndez — cosponsor (person)
- Powell — cosponsor (person)
- West — cosponsor (person)
- Zaffirini — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-11-09** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2020-11-09** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-03** Referred to Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-15** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-15** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-04-21** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-21** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-22** Co-author authorized
- **2021-04-26** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-27** Not again placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-28** Co-author authorized
- **2021-04-28** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-28** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-04-28** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-28** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-28** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-28** Record vote
- **2021-04-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-28** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-28** Record vote
- **2021-04-28** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-29** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-05-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-03** Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Posting rule suspended
- **2021-05-05** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-05** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-05-05** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-11** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-11** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-12** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-20** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-24** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-05-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-24** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2021-05-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-25** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-25** Record vote
- **2021-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-25** House passage as amended reported
- **2021-05-28** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-28** Read
- **2021-05-28** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2021-05-28** Record vote
- **2021-05-28** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2021-05-29** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-30** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-14** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-14** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b98cfa4b-f4b0-4081-a766-114bb2a13227`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).