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Amend HB 12 on third reading (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Chapter 107, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is amended by adding Section 107.006 to read as follows:
Sec. 107.006. INFORMATION PROVIDED TO PERSON QUESTIONED REGARDING IMMIGRATION STATUS. A municipality, county, or special district or authority subject to Section 370.0031, Local Government Code, must require that a person detained by an officer or employee of the municipality, county, or special district or authority regarding the person's immigration status be provided written information regarding the person's recognized rights outlined by the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.