Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2877 Compare Versions

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22 By: Davis of Dallas H.B. No. 2877
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55 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
66 AN ACT
77 relating to certain persons who are special investigators.
88 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
99 SECTION 1. Article 2.122(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, is
1010 amended to read as follows:
1111 (b) An officer or agent [A person] designated by the
1212 Secretary of Homeland Security [as a special policeman by the
1313 Federal Protective Services division of the General Services
1414 Administration] under 40 U.S.C. Section 1315 for duty in connection
1515 with the protection of property owned or occupied by the federal
1616 government and persons on the property [318 or 318d] is not a peace
1717 officer but has the powers of arrest and search and seizure as to
1818 any offense under the laws of this state.
1919 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2020.