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AN ACT
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relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to |
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certain federal special agents. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 2.122(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The following named criminal investigators of the |
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United States shall not be deemed peace officers, but shall have the |
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powers of arrest, search, and seizure under the laws of this state |
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as to felony offenses only: |
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(1) Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of |
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Investigation; |
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(2) Special Agents of the Secret Service; |
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(3) Special Agents of the United States Immigration |
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and Customs Enforcement; |
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(4) Special Agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, |
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Firearms and Explosives; |
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(5) Special Agents of the United States Drug |
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Enforcement Administration; |
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(6) Inspectors of the United States Postal Inspection |
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Service; |
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(7) Special Agents of the Criminal Investigation |
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Division of the Internal Revenue Service; |
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(8) Civilian Special Agents of the United States Naval |
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Criminal Investigative Service; |
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(9) Marshals and Deputy Marshals of the United States |
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Marshals Service; |
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(10) Special Agents of the United States Department of |
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State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security; |
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(11) Special Agents of the Treasury Inspector General |
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for Tax Administration; |
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(12) Special Agents of the Office of Inspector General |
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of the United States Social Security Administration; |
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(13) Special Agents of the Office of Inspector General |
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of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; |
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(14) Special Agents of the Office of Inspector General |
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of the United States Department of Agriculture; [and] |
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(15) Special Agents of the Office of Export |
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Enforcement of the United States Department of Commerce; |
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(16) Special Agents of the Criminal Investigation |
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Command of the United States Army; |
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(17) Special Agents of the Office of Special |
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Investigations of the United States Air Force; and |
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(18) a police officer with the Office of Security and |
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Law Enforcement of the United States Department of Veterans |
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Affairs. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3452 was passed by the House on April |
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30, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 116, Nays 25, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 3452 on May 28, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 131, Nays 15, |
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1 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3452 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 25, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |