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Texas Senate Bill SB2143

Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1-S.B. No. 2143
1+By: Flores S.B. No. 2143
2+ (Nevárez)
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5+ A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
46 AN ACT
57 relating to the authority of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of
68 Texas to commission peace officers.
79 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
810 SECTION 1. The heading to Article 2.126, Code of Criminal
911 Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
1012 Art. 2.126. PEACE OFFICERS COMMISSIONED BY THE
1113 ALABAMA-COUSHATTA [INDIAN] TRIBE OF TEXAS AND THE KICKAPOO
1214 TRADITIONAL TRIBE OF TEXAS.
1315 SECTION 2. Article 2.126(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, is
1416 amended to read as follows:
1517 (a) The tribal council of the Alabama-Coushatta [Indian]
1618 Tribe of Texas or the tribal council of the Kickapoo Traditional
1719 Tribe of Texas is authorized to employ and commission peace
1820 officers for the purpose of enforcing state law within the
1921 boundaries of the tribe's reservation.
2022 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
21- ______________________________ ______________________________
22- President of the Senate Speaker of the House
23- I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2143 passed the Senate on
24- May 1, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
25- ______________________________
26- Secretary of the Senate
27- I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2143 passed the House on
28- May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 10, two
29- present not voting.
30- ______________________________
31- Chief Clerk of the House
32- Approved:
33- ______________________________
34- Date
35- ______________________________
36- Governor