By: Lujan, LaHood, Campos, Lopez of Bexar H.B. No. 1866
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the state law enforcement authority of federal National
Park Service law enforcement officers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 2A.002, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to
read as follows:
(d) A commissioned law enforcement officer of the National
Park Service is not a peace officer under the laws of this state but
has:
(1) the powers of arrest, search, and seizure as to any
offense under the laws of this state committed in a national park or
national recreation area; and
(2) within the boundaries of a national park or
national recreation area:
(A) the power to execute any arrest warrant or
search warrant issued under the laws of this state; and
(B) the powers granted to a peace officer by
Chapters 573 and 574, Health and Safety Code.
(d-1) For purposes of Subsection (d) [In this subsection],
"national park or national recreation area" means a national park
or national recreation area included in the National Park System as
defined by 54 U.S.C. Section 100102.
SECTION 2. 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, 2025.