Amend HB 242 (senate committee printing) by adding the following new SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.

SECTION ____.  Section 411.023, Government Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:

(b)  A special ranger is subject to the orders of the commission and the governor for special duty to the same extent as other law enforcement officers provided for by this chapter, except that a special ranger may not enforce a law [except one designed to protect life and property and may not enforce a law] regulating the use of a state highway by a motor vehicle. A special ranger is not connected with a ranger company or uniformed unit of the department.

SECTION ____.  Section 411.024, Government Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:

(b)  A special Texas Ranger is subject to the orders of the commission and the governor for special duty to the same extent as other law enforcement officers provided for by this chapter, except that a special Texas Ranger may not enforce a law [except one designed to protect life and property and may not enforce a law] regulating the use of a state highway by a motor vehicle. A special Texas Ranger is not connected with a ranger company or uniformed unit of the department.