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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to accompanying and filming peace officers of the state |
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and local law enforcement agencies for producing a documentary |
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film. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 614.231, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 614.231. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: |
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(1) "Documentary film" means a theatrically released |
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nonfiction motion picture dealing creatively with cultural, |
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artistic, historical, social, scientific, economic, or other |
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subjects that may have been photographed in actual occurrence, or |
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may employ partial reenactment, stock footage, stills, animation, |
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stop-motion, or other techniques, as long as the emphasis is on fact |
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and not fiction, including a series of films that may be released in |
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several parts or episodes. |
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(2) "Law enforcement agency" means an agency of this |
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state or a political subdivision of this state that employs peace |
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officers other than game wardens. |
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(3) [(2)] "Reality television program" means a |
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nonfictional television program that features the same live |
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subjects over the course of more than one episode primarily for |
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entertainment purposes, but does not include a documentary film or |
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reporting on a matter of public concern by a journalist as defined |
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by Article 38.11, Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |