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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the enforcement by certain local governmental entities |
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and campus police departments of state and federal laws governing |
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immigration. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 752.053(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A local entity or campus police department may not: |
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(1) adopt or[,] enforce[, or endorse] a policy under |
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which the entity or department prohibits or materially limits the |
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enforcement of immigration laws; |
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(2) as demonstrated by pattern or practice, prohibit |
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or materially limit the enforcement of immigration laws; or |
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(3) for an entity that is a law enforcement agency or |
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for a department, as demonstrated by pattern or practice, |
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intentionally violate Article 2.251, Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |