By Coleman H.B. No. 3530 76R6430 PEP-F A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to providing privacy for certain interviews between 1-3 licensed private investigators and persons confined in a 1-4 correctional facility. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Section 501.010, Government Code, is amended by 1-7 adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: 1-8 (d) The visitation policy shall include procedures under 1-9 which a private investigator, on presenting proof that the 1-10 investigator is licensed under the Private Investigators and 1-11 Private Security Agencies Act (Article 4413(29bb), Vernon's Texas 1-12 Civil Statutes), is provided, to the extent feasible, a private 1-13 area in which to visit an inmate for the purpose of interviewing 1-14 the inmate and obtaining a taped or written statement from the 1-15 inmate. 1-16 SECTION 2. Section 507.030, Government Code, is amended by 1-17 adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: 1-18 (c) The visitation policy shall include procedures under 1-19 which a private investigator, on presenting proof that the 1-20 investigator is licensed under the Private Investigators and 1-21 Private Security Agencies Act (Article 4413(29bb), Vernon's Texas 1-22 Civil Statutes), is provided, to the extent feasible, a private 1-23 area in which to visit a person confined in a state jail felony 1-24 facility for the purpose of interviewing the person and obtaining a 2-1 taped or written statement from the person. 2-2 SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 351, Local Government Code, 2-3 is amended by adding Section 351.0416 to read as follows: 2-4 Sec. 351.0416. INVESTIGATIVE INTERVIEWS. The sheriff or 2-5 jailer shall establish procedures under which a private 2-6 investigator, on presenting proof that the investigator is licensed 2-7 under the Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies Act 2-8 (Article 4413(29bb), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is provided, 2-9 to the extent feasible, a private area in which to visit a county 2-10 prisoner for the purpose of interviewing the prisoner and obtaining 2-11 a taped or written statement from the prisoner. 2-12 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 2-13 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-14 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-15 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-16 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 2-17 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 2-18 passage, and it is so enacted.