Monitoring the Session

HB 1108

bill bans motorcycle profiling by peace officers

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Gary VanDeaverRHouse 1

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to motorcycle profiling by peace officers.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Riding a motorcycle isn’t grounds for a stop.

The bill bans Texas peace officers from stopping or acting against someone because they ride a motorcycle or wear motorcycle or motorcycle club gear rather than because of their behavior or evidence of criminal activity. It reaches every peace officer and law enforcement agency in the state, and it counts a motorcycle traffic stop that drags on longer than needed as profiling. Each agency must adopt a written policy by December 1, 2025, that defines and bans the practice, sets up a complaint process, and requires corrective action against officers found to have done it.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 258 by Rep. Mary González (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 258 by Rep. Mary González (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.PENDING FOREVER. Heard by the House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs committee on May 7, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1108 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Gary VanDeaverRHouse 1

ITEM

relating to motorcycle profiling by peace officers.

WHAT IT DOES

Riding a motorcycle isn’t grounds for a stop.

The bill bans Texas peace officers from stopping or acting against someone because they ride a motorcycle or wear motorcycle or motorcycle club gear rather than because of their behavior or evidence of criminal activity. It reaches every peace officer and law enforcement agency in the state, and it counts a motorcycle traffic stop that drags on longer than needed as profiling. Each agency must adopt a written policy by December 1, 2025, that defines and bans the practice, sets up a complaint process, and requires corrective action against officers found to have done it.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · May 7, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
  4. Posting rule suspended
  5. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  6. Considered in public hearing
  7. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  8. Left pending in committee
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Gary VanDeaver

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC Austin TX$15,000
HEB PAC San Antonio TX$5,000
Jason Itkin Arnold Itkin Houston TX$5,000

Derived from itemized gifts, Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

$67,121 raised in 4 of 4 reports since Jul 1, 2024. Derived sum of published report totals. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 4 of 4 filed reports carry a published figure. Partial total. Regular reports do not cover Aug 15, 2025 to Sep 4, 2025.

$104,472 spent since Jul 1, 2024. Derived sum of published report totals. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 4 of 4 filed reports carry a published figure.

$35,071 cash on hand. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.

$0 loans outstanding. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived sum of itemized contributions in regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Unitemized contributions are not included. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · May 7, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R HB 258

by Rep. Mary González, different lead author · Died in committee · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, Apr 25, 2023: Left pending in committee

Relating to motorcycle profiling by peace officers.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024

05/07/2025 H Left pending in committee

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Criminal Procedure--General

Law Enforcement

MOTORCYCLES

PEACE OFFICERS

Text

The text as introduced · 341 words

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.