83R6052 ADM-D
By: Burnam, Giddings, Lucio III H.B. No. 3738
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a prohibition on certain 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 or to provide the
victim or witness with information about federal visas designed to
protect individuals providing assistance to law enforcement.
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, 2013.