Legislative Agenda

Welcome to CLEAT’s 2011 Legislative Agenda Page.

left to right: Chris Jones, Charley Wilkison, Representative Joe Driver, R-Garland and Melinda Griffith

From here, you can check out the issues that were debated during the 82nd Session of the Texas Legislature.  CLEAT tracks all bills filed that affect law enforcement. These bills are broken down into tracking reports. From these reports, you can read the text of the bills and see the final status of each bill.

Be sure to visit often to stay informed with the latest information regarding CLEAT’s Legislative Agenda.

Bill Tracking Lists

CLEAT monitored a number of bills during the 2011 Legislative Session. Below are links to bills that passed in each of the listed subjects.

• CLEAT Bills - Lists the current status of our bills.
• Opposed Bills – Lists the current status of all bills we oppose.
• Supported Bills – Lists the current status of all bills we support.
• Watch List – Lists the current status of bills we are watching, but haven’t taken a formal position on yet.
• Alerts – Lists bills that we are tracking with some type of activity in the previous 24-hour period.
• Law Enforcement Labor – Lists the current status of law enforcement labor bills, including civil service and bargaining bills we are tracking.
• Penal Code / Crime - Lists the current status of Penal Code or other crime bills that we are tracking.
• Criminal Procedure – Lists the current status of bills amending the Code of Criminal Procedure that we are tracking.
• Traffic / DWI - Lists the current status of bills amending traffic enforcement and/or DWI laws that we are tracking.
• Pension / Retirement – Lists the current status of law enforcement related pension or retirement bills we are tracking.
• General Law Enforcement- Lists the current status of other law enforcement related bills

Legislative Process

• How a Bill Becomes Law
• How to Follow A Bill
• Dates of Interest | Glossary

Find and Read Bills

• Conduct a Text Search for a Bill
• Look up a Bill by Number
• Search for a Bill by Author, Committee, or Subject Matter
• Current Texas Statutes

Frequently Asked Questions

Visit the Texas Legislature Online for more Legislative Information!

To write Senators, use this address:

The Honorable [name of senator]
P.O. Box 12068
Capitol Station
Austin, Texas 78711

To write Representatives, use this address:

The Honorable [name of rep]
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768