The Texas House of Representatives passed a bill on Friday called the “Botham Jean Act”, named after the young Saint Lucian, who was killed in his apartment by an off-duty officer in 2018.
The legislation would require an officers’ body-worn camera to be activated for the entirety of an investigation that involves them.
The bill’s sponsor, Texas Rep. Carl O. Sherman (D) said in a statement that the new legislation is focused on “systemic accountability” in policing and added that it was a “watershed’ moment to see the bipartisan support of the bill.
The bill named “929” to honor Bo’s birthday will now head to the state Senate.