87R5691 MP-D     By: Lopez H.B. No. 3174       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to certain peace officer hiring policies regarding   applicants with a history of marihuana use.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 180, Local Government Code, is amended   by adding Section 180.008 to read as follows:          Sec. 180.008.  PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY   HIRING POLICIES REGARDING PRIOR MARIHUANA USE. (a) A law   enforcement agency of a municipality or county may not adopt or   enforce a hiring policy provision that:                (1)  automatically disqualifies peace officer position   applicants because of prior marijuana use; and                (2)  considers marihuana use that occurred more than   three years before the date of application.          (b)  This section does not prohibit a hiring policy provision   that disqualifies applicants for other acts or conditions related   to marihuana, including:                (1)  the sale or distribution of marihuana by the   applicant; or                (2)  an applicant's criminal history related to the   possession of marihuana.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.