88R7832 SHH-D
By: Middleton S.B. No. 2282
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to
National Aeronautics and Space Administration security personnel.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2.122, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:
(h) National Aeronautics and Space Administration security
personnel, including contractor security personnel who have
completed the training required by the administration to serve in
that capacity, are not peace officers under the laws of this state,
but have the powers of arrest, search, and seizure, including the
powers under Section 9.51, Penal Code, while in the performance of
the personnel's duties:
(1) on property owned, leased, or controlled by the
administration; or
(2) under an agreement entered into with local law
enforcement regarding an area surrounding property owned, leased,
or controlled by the administration.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.