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AN ACT
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relating to the definition of a designated law enforcement office |
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or agency for purposes of certain laws governing the installation |
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and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 18B.001(4), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(4) "Designated law enforcement office or agency" |
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means: |
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(A) the sheriff's department of a county with a |
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population of 3.3 million or more; |
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(B) a police department in a municipality with a |
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population of 200,000 [500,000] or more; or |
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(C) the office of inspector general of the Texas |
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Department of Criminal Justice. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4157 was passed by the House on May 7, |
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2019, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 12, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4157 was passed by the Senate on May |
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22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |