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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain peace officers commissioned by the Texas State |
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Board of Pharmacy. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 554.010(b), Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) An employee commissioned as a peace officer under this |
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subtitle has the powers, privileges, and immunities of a peace |
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officer while carrying out duties as a peace officer under this |
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subtitle[, except that the employee may not carry a firearm or make
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an arrest]. |
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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, 2007. |