89R11478 MZM-D     By: Dutton H.B. No. 2242       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to policy-making authority of constables for the purpose   of a federal civil rights action.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 86.021, Local Government Code, is   amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:          (f)  For the purpose of a civil rights action brought under   42 U.S.C. Section 1983, a constable is a final policy maker on law   enforcement decisions for the constable's county.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of   this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.