By: Hefner H.B. No. 4906
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority to obtain certain search warrants of
certain peace officers for school districts, state institutions of
higher education, and public technical institutes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 18B.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended by adding Subsection (K) to read as follows:
(1) "Authorized peace officer" means:
(A) a sheriff or deputy sheriff;
(B) a constable or deputy constable;
(C) a marshal or police officer of a
municipality;
(D) a ranger or officer commissioned by the
Public Safety Commission or the director of the department;
(E) an investigator of a prosecutor's office;
(F) a law enforcement agent of the Texas
Alcoholic Beverage Commission;
(G) a law enforcement officer commissioned by the
Parks and Wildlife Commission;
(H) an enforcement officer appointed by the
inspector general of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice under
Section 493.019, Government Code;
(I) an investigator commissioned by the attorney
general under Section 402.009, Government Code; [or]
(J) a member of an arson investigating unit
commissioned by a municipality, a county, or the state; or
(K) a sworn law enforcement officer, other than
security personnel, commissioned under Section 37.081 or Section
51.203, Education Code.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.