Monitoring the SessionHB 765
Died in committee
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
relating to liability insurance certain peace officers obtain for damages resulting from the officers' misconduct.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
No personal misconduct coverage, no full-time peace officer job.
The bill bars Texas police agencies from employing a full-time peace officer unless that officer buys and keeps personal liability insurance covering damages from their on-duty misconduct, including intentional or negligent acts. It covers full-time officers at state and local law enforcement agencies, but not reserve officers, and it directs the state insurance commissioner to set minimum coverage amounts by January 1, 2026. Starting with officers employed on or after September 1, 2026, an officer without a qualifying policy cannot work for the agency.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1808 (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 1808 (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.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB765 · 2024-11-12
+ 1 coauthor
relating to liability insurance certain peace officers obtain for damages resulting from the officers' misconduct.
No personal misconduct coverage, no full-time peace officer job.
The bill bars Texas police agencies from employing a full-time peace officer unless that officer buys and keeps personal liability insurance covering damages from their on-duty misconduct, including intentional or negligent acts. It covers full-time officers at state and local law enforcement agencies, but not reserve officers, and it directs the state insurance commissioner to set minimum coverage amounts by January 1, 2026. Starting with officers employed on or after September 1, 2026, an officer without a qualifying policy cannot work for the agency.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
$9,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 1, 2024 to Apr 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100986920, 101030360, 101059410.
$7,000.00
Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 11, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Derived itemized flow · on Dec 11, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100986920.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$9,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 1, 2024 to Apr 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100986920, 101030360, 101059410.
$7,000.00
Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 11, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Derived itemized flow · on Dec 11, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100986920.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Jolanda Jones, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, Apr 25, 2023: Left pending in committee
Relating to liability insurance obtained by certain peace officers for damages resulting from misconduct committed by those officers.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024
03/05/2025 H Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
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
City Government--Employees/Officers
Fire Fighters & Police--General
Insurance--Public Employees
Law Enforcement
PEACE OFFICERS
INSURANCE, COMMISSIONER OF
The text as introduced · 364 words
89R2155 JCG-D By: Jones of Harris H.B. No. 765 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to liability insurance certain peace officers obtain for damages resulting from the officers' misconduct. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 612, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 612.006 to read as follows: Sec. 612.006. LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR PEACE OFFICER MISCONDUCT. (a) In this section: (1) "Law enforcement agency" means an agency of this state or an agency of a political subdivision of this state authorized by law to employ peace officers. (2) "Peace officer" means an individual elected, appointed, or employed to serve as a peace officer for a governmental entity under Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law. (b) This section applies only to a peace officer, other than a reserve peace officer, who: (1) works as a peace officer for a law enforcement agency; and (2) is entitled to benefits offered to a full-time peace officer by the employing agency, such as retirement benefits. (c) A law enforcement agency may not employ a peace officer to whom this section applies unless the peace officer obtains and continuously maintains liability insurance to cover damages resulting from any misconduct, including intentional or negligent acts, the peace officer commits while acting in the scope of the peace officer's employment for the law enforcement agency. (d) Liability insurance obtained and maintained for purposes of Subsection (c) must comply with the rules the commissioner of insurance adopts under Subsection (e). (e) The commissioner of insurance shall adopt rules that: (1) set a minimum liability insurance coverage amount for a policy allowing a reasonable number of victims to be compensated; and (2) require a policy to state the policy is provided in accordance with and is subject to this section. SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2026, the commissioner of insurance shall adopt rules to implement Section 612.006, Government Code, as added by this Act. SECTION 3. Section 612.006(c), Government Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a peace officer employed on or after September 1, 2026. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
