88R10033 AJZ-D     By: Anchía H.B. No. 2564       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the investigation of certain motor vehicle accidents by   trained employees of a law enforcement agency.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 550.041, Transportation   Code, is amended to read as follows:          Sec. 550.041.  INVESTIGATION BY PEACE OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF   LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.          SECTION 2.  Section 550.041, Transportation Code, is amended   by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:          (c)  An employee of a law enforcement agency who has   successfully completed a training program on investigating motor   vehicle accidents approved by the Texas Commission on Law   Enforcement may investigate a motor vehicle accident, without   regard to whether the accident occurred on property to which this   chapter applies, if:                (1)  no offense was committed during the accident;                (2)  no injury or death of a person occurred as a result   of the accident; and                (3)  any property damage that resulted from the   accident was to an apparent extent of less than $5,000.          SECTION 3.  The heading to Section 550.062, Transportation   Code, is amended to read as follows:          Sec. 550.062.  OFFICER'S OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY   EMPLOYEE'S ACCIDENT REPORT.          SECTION 4.  Section 550.062, Transportation Code, is amended   by adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsections (b), (b-1), and   (c) to read as follows:          (a-1)  An employee of a law enforcement agency who   investigates a motor vehicle accident in accordance with Section   550.041(c) shall make a written report summarizing the findings of   the investigation.          (b)  The report required by Subsection (a) or (a-1) must be   filed electronically with the department not later than the 10th   day after the date of the accident.          (b-1)  If the motor vehicle accident involved a combination   of vehicles operating under a permit issued under Section 623.402,   the report required by Subsection (a) or (a-1) must include the   weight and the number of axles of the vehicle combination.          (c)  This section applies without regard to whether the   officer or law enforcement agency employee, as applicable,   investigates the accident at the location of the accident and   immediately after the accident or afterwards by interviewing those   involved in the accident or witnesses to the accident.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.