H.B. No. 4157
AN ACT
relating to the definition of a designated law enforcement office
or agency for purposes of certain laws governing the installation
and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 18B.001(4), Code of Criminal Procedure,
is amended to read as follows:
(4) "Designated law enforcement office or agency"
means:
(A) the sheriff's department of a county with a
population of 3.3 million or more;
(B) a police department in a municipality with a
population of 200,000 [500,000] or more; or
(C) the office of inspector general of the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 4157 was passed by the House on May 7,
2019, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 12, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 4157 was passed by the Senate on May
22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor