HB 849: Commissions within the Department of Law Enforcement
GENERAL BILL by Abbott
Commissions within the Department of Law Enforcement; Specifies that appointments & reappointments of members to Medical Examiners Commission are considered in force until certain conditions are met; requires commission to appoint district medical examiners by majority vote to fill vacancies; requires commission to appoint district medical examiners for medical examiner districts; requires physician members of commission to serve as district medical examiners upon approval by commission; requires Criminal Justice Professionalism Program to provide staff support to Criminal Justice Standards & Training Commission; requires commission to act independently of any criminal justice agency; requires commission to establish online initial & continued employment training component relating to diabetic emergencies, medical use of marijuana, autism spectrum disorder, & Alzheimer's disease & related forms of dementia.
Last Action: 1/15/2026 House - PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/19/2025 House • Filed
1/5/2026 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/15/2026 House • PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
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HB 849, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/19/2025 at 1:05 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 524 Department of Law Enforcement Simon Similar Last Action: 1/16/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/21/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building 
Citations - Statutes (8)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 406.02 Medical Examiners Commission; membership; terms; duties; staff. Page 2 (pdf) 406.06 District medical examiners; associates; suspension of medical examiners. Page 3 (pdf) 943.11 Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission; membership; meetings; compensation. Page 4 (pdf) 943.1395 Certification for employment or appointment; concurrent certification; reemployment or reappointment; inactive status; revocation; suspension; investigation. Page 5 (pdf) 943.1726 Continued employment training relating to diabetic emergencies. Page 5 (pdf) 943.17261 Department of Law Enforcement; training related to medical use of marijuana. Page 6 (pdf) 943.1727 Continued employment training relating to autism spectrum disorder. Page 6 (pdf) 943.17299 Continued employment training relating to Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia. Page 7 (pdf)