| 1 | 1 | | 88R7135 JCG-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Harris of Anderson, Cook H.B. No. 1993 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the authority of a peace officer commissioned by the |
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| 8 | 8 | | comptroller to apply for an order authorizing the installation and |
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| 9 | 9 | | use of a mobile tracking device. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Article 18B.202(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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| 12 | 12 | | is amended to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (a) A district judge may issue an order for the installation |
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| 14 | 14 | | and use of a mobile tracking device only on the application of: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (1) an authorized peace officer; or |
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| 16 | 16 | | (2) a peace officer commissioned by the comptroller. |
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| 17 | 17 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 18 | 18 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 19 | 19 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 20 | 20 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 21 | 21 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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