HB273
Law-enforcement officers; duty to render aid upon danger to life or limb, civil immunity.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 12, 2026
House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Dan Helmer (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Law-enforcement officers; duty to render aid upon danger to life or limb; civil immunity.
Provides that a law-enforcement officer, while engaged in the performance of his duties, has a duty to render aid to any person that he observes suffering from a serious bodily injury or life-threatening condition as circumstances objectively permit. The bill also immunizes a law-enforcement officer from civil liability for any ... (More) acts or omissions that are not due to gross negligence or willful misconduct resulting from the rendering of such aid. The bill directs the Department of Criminal Justice Services to adopt regulations to provide law-enforcement officers with basic medical training, including emergency first aid training. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104658D
- 01/09/2026 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/22/2026 - House: Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
- 01/22/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/23/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB273)
- 01/26/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/28/2026 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 6-N)
- 01/30/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/02/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/03/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 4-N)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26109443D-S1
- 03/10/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB273)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/12/2026 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
