81R9952 SJM-F
By: Farrar H.B. No. 2222
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a prohibition on law enforcement inquiries regarding
the nationality or immigration status of a victim of or witness to a
criminal offense.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 2.13, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) A peace officer may not inquire as to the nationality or
immigration status of a victim of or witness to a criminal offense
except as necessary to investigate the offense.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.