SB 223
bill bars traffic stops by unmarked police cars
Filed
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
Caption
relating to motor vehicle stops by a peace officer operating a motor vehicle not clearly marked as a law enforcement motor vehicle.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Starting September 1, 2027, the car needs markings readable from a passing car.
This bill bars a peace officer from pulling over a driver while the officer is in a vehicle that is not clearly marked as a law enforcement vehicle. It touches every peace officer in Texas who drives an unmarked or lightly marked car, and every driver who might be stopped by one. Starting September 1, 2027, a stop counts only if the officer's vehicle carries markings in a contrasting color and a large font readable from a passing car.
Receipt
The receipt
90R-SB223 · 2026-11-09
SOLD BY
ITEM
relating to motor vehicle stops by a peace officer operating a motor vehicle not clearly marked as a law enforcement motor vehicle.
WHAT IT DOES
Starting September 1, 2027, the car needs markings readable from a passing car.
This bill bars a peace officer from pulling over a driver while the officer is in a vehicle that is not clearly marked as a law enforcement vehicle. It touches every peace officer in Texas who drives an unmarked or lightly marked car, and every driver who might be stopped by one. Starting September 1, 2027, a stop counts only if the officer's vehicle carries markings in a contrasting color and a large font readable from a passing car.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 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.
Skyview Development LLC$36,332.00
Skyview Development LLC
$36,332.00
- Cash
- $0.00
- Paid by others
- $36,332.00
- Total
- $36,332.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 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: 100987569, 101009506, 101058878, 101063137.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$20,000.00
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$20,000.00
- Cash
- $20,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $20,000.00
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Oct 11, 2024 to Oct 10, 2025. 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: 100987569, 101063137.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Skyview Development LLC
$36,332.00
- Cash
- $0.00
- Paid by others
- $36,332.00
- Total
- $36,332.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 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: 100987569, 101009506, 101058878, 101063137.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$20,000.00
- Cash
- $20,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $20,000.00
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Oct 11, 2024 to Oct 10, 2025. 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: 100987569, 101063137.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas Senate · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 S Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:40 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Subjects
Law Enforcement
Vehicles & Traffic--Rules of Road
PEACE OFFICERS
Text
The text as introduced · 204 words
90R2135 MZM-D By: West S.B. No. 223 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to motor vehicle stops by a peace officer operating a motor vehicle not clearly marked as a law enforcement motor vehicle. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 2B, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by adding Article 2B.0060 to read as follows: Art. 2B.0060. PROHIBITION ON MOTOR VEHICLE STOP BY PEACE OFFICER OPERATING VEHICLE NOT CLEARLY MARKED. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a peace officer may not make a motor vehicle stop while operating a motor vehicle that is not clearly marked as a law enforcement motor vehicle. (b) For purposes of this article, a motor vehicle is clearly marked if the marking is printed: (1) on the vehicle in a color that contrasts with the color of the surface on which the marking is printed; and (2) in a large font that is clearly readable from a passing vehicle. SECTION 2. Article 2B.0060, Code of Criminal Procedure, as added by this Act, applies only to a motor vehicle stop occurring on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.