88R19702 JCG-F
By: Harless H.B. No. 884
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 884:
By: Holland C.S.H.B. No. 884
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the law enforcement authority of federal border patrol
agents.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 2.122, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
(c-1) In addition to the power granted under Subsection (c),
a Border Patrol Agent of the United States Customs and Border
Protection has the powers of arrest and search and seizure as to any
felony offense under the laws of this state, or any criminal offense
under federal law, committed within the boundaries of a county:
(1) adjacent to the Texas-Mexico border or the Gulf of
Mexico;
(2) adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (1);
or
(3) served by an attorney representing the state whose
jurisdiction includes a county described by Subdivision (1) or (2).
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the office of the attorney general shall give written
notice to the commanding authority of each United States border
patrol sector in this state regarding the authority granted to
border patrol agents by this Act and the counties in that sector in
which this authority may be exercised.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2023.