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79R5625 JMM-F

By:  Armbrister                                                   S.B. No. 944



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to certain peace officers commissioned by the Texas State 
Board of Pharmacy.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 554.010(b), Occupations Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	(b)  An employee commissioned as a peace officer under this 
subtitle has the powers, privileges, and immunities of a peace 
officer while carrying out duties as a peace officer under this 
subtitle[, except that the employee may not carry a firearm or make 
an arrest].
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.