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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to |
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration security personnel. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2.122, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) National Aeronautics and Space Administration security |
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personnel, including contractor security personnel who have |
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completed the training required by the administration to serve in |
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that capacity, are not peace officers under the laws of this state, |
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but have the powers of arrest, search, and seizure, including the |
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powers under Section 9.51, Penal Code, while in the performance of |
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the personnel's duties: |
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(1) on property owned, leased, or controlled by the |
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administration; or |
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(2) under an agreement entered into with local law |
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enforcement regarding an area surrounding property owned, leased, |
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or controlled by the administration. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |