Honorable Poncho Nevárez, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3863 by Wilson (relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to special agents of the Office of Inspector General of the United States Department of Agriculture.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to include Special Agents of the Office of Inspector General of the United States Department of Agriculture to the list of federal criminal investigators granted the state law enforcement authority powers of arrest, search, and seizure for felony offenses.
The bill would take effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, or September 1, 2019.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council