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Amend SB 4 in SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Chapter 5B, Code of Criminal Procedure, immediately after added Article 5B.003 of that chapter, by inserting the following:
Art. 5B.004. INTERPRETER REQUIRED FOR ARREST OR DETENTION OF CERTAIN PERSONS ILLEGALLY ENTERING THIS STATE. If a person being arrested or detained under Chapter 51, Penal Code, does not speak and understand the English language or is deaf, the peace officer shall provide the person with an interpreter to inform the person of the person's rights, including the person's rights under federal immigration law.