Texas SB281 mandates retention of complaints alleging official oppression against police officers for five years post-employment.

Texas SB281 amends the Local Government Code to require municipal departments and political subdivisions to retain complaints alleging official oppression against police officers for five years after the officer's employment ends. It also mandates the creation of an abstract of the complaint to be retained indefinitely once the original is destroyed. The bill specifies that these complaints are public information and cannot be withheld under certain exceptions. It takes effect September 1, 2025, unless it receives a two-thirds vote in both legislative houses.

Texas SB281 mandates retention of complaints alleging official oppression against police officers for five years post-employment.

Texas SB281 amends the Local Government Code to require municipal departments and political subdivisions to retain complaints alleging official oppression against police officers for five years after the officer's employment ends. It also mandates the creation of an abstract of the complaint to be retained indefinitely once the original is destroyed. The bill specifies that these complaints are public information and cannot be withheld under certain exceptions. It takes effect September 1, 2025, unless it receives a two-thirds vote in both legislative houses.