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1	1		89R1045 JDK-F
2	2		By: Perez of Harris H.B. No. 201
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7	5		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	6		AN ACT
9	7		relating to the financial crimes intelligence center.
10	8		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	9		SECTION 1. Section 2312.001, Occupations Code, is amended
12	10		by adding Subdivisions (4-a) and (4-b) and amending Subdivision (5)
13	11		to read as follows:
14	12		(4-a) "Motor fuel manipulation device" means a
15	13		mechanism manufactured, assembled, or adapted to manipulate or
16	14		alter a motor fuel metering device or a motor fuel unattended
17	15		payment terminal for an unlawful purpose.
18	16		(4-b) "Motor fuel theft" means an act that:
19	17		(A) constitutes an offense under Section 31.03,
20	18		Penal Code; and
21	19		(B) qualifies for an affirmative finding of motor
22	20		fuel theft under Article 42.019, Code of Criminal Procedure.
23	21		(5) "Skimmer" means an electronic, mechanical, or
24	22		other device that may be used to unlawfully intercept electronic
25	23		communications or data to perpetrate card fraud. The term includes
26	24		a credit card shimmer.
27	25		SECTION 2. Section 2312.052, Occupations Code, is amended
28	26		to read as follows:
29	27		Sec. 2312.052. PURPOSES OF CENTER. The purposes of the
30	28		center are to:
31	29		(1) serve as the state's primary entity for the
32	30		planning, coordination, and integration of law enforcement
33	31		agencies and other governmental agencies that respond to criminal
34	32		activity related to card fraud, including through the use of
35	33		skimmers, and motor fuel theft; and
36	34		(2) maximize the ability of the department, law
37	35		enforcement agencies, and other governmental agencies to detect,
38	36		prevent, and respond to criminal activities related to card fraud
39	37		and motor fuel theft.
40	38		SECTION 3. Section 2312.054, Occupations Code, is amended
41	39		by amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsection (b-1) to
42	40		read as follows:
43	41		(b) The center shall assist law enforcement agencies, other
44	42		governmental agencies, financial institutions, credit card
45	43		issuers, debit card issuers, payment card networks, institutions of
46	44		higher education, and merchants in their efforts to develop and
47	45		implement strategies to:
48	46		(1) detect skimmers and motor fuel manipulation
49	47		devices;
50	48		(2) ensure an effective response if a skimmer or motor
51	49		fuel manipulation device is found; and
52	50		(3) prevent card fraud and motor fuel theft.
53	51		(b-1) On request of a law enforcement or other governmental
54	52		agency, the center may provide assistance to that agency regarding
55	53		any matter within the center's expertise.
56	54		(c) The center may:
57	55		(1) serve as a centralized collection point for
58	56		information related to card fraud and motor fuel theft;
59	57		(2) provide training and educational opportunities to
60	58		law enforcement;
61	59		(3) provide outreach to the public; and
62	60		(4) release information to affected financial
63	61		institutions, credit card issuers, debit card issuers, payment card
64	62		networks, institutions of higher education, and merchants if the
65	63		center does not consider the information to be sensitive to law
66	64		enforcement.
67	65		SECTION 4. Section 2312.055(b), Occupations Code, is
68	66		amended to read as follows:
69	67		(b) The report must include:
70	68		(1) a plan of operation for the center and an estimate
71	69		of the amount of money necessary to implement that plan;
72	70		(2) an assessment of the current state of card fraud
73	71		and motor fuel theft in this state, including:
74	72		(A) an identification of the geographic
75	73		locations in this state that have the highest statistical
76	74		probability for card fraud and motor fuel theft; and
77	75		(B) a summary of card fraud and motor fuel theft
78	76		statistics for the year in which the report is filed;
79	77		(3) a detailed plan of operation for combatting card
80	78		fraud and motor fuel theft;
81	79		(4) a communications plan for outreach to law
82	80		enforcement agencies, financial institutions, credit card issuers,
83	81		debit card issuers, payment card networks, merchants, and the
84	82		public; and
85	83		(5) a list of expenditures made since the most recent
86	84		report was filed with the department.
87	85		SECTION 5. Section 2312.102(b), Occupations Code, is
88	86		amended to read as follows:
89	87		(b) A grant recipient may use grant money to:
90	88		(1) reduce card fraud by removing skimmers;
91	89		(2) purchase or upgrade fraud deterrence equipment,
92	90		including unique locking systems, cameras, and lights;
93	91		(3) provide training opportunities regarding
94	92		skimmers; and
95	93		(4) conduct public outreach regarding card fraud and
96	94		motor fuel theft.
97	95		SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.