89R6104 MEW-D
By: West S.B. No. 2870
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to
certain federal special agents.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 2A.002(a), Code of Criminal Procedure,
is amended to read as follows:
(a) The following criminal investigators of the United
States are not peace officers but have the powers of arrest, search,
and seizure under the laws of this state as to felony offenses only:
(1) a special agent of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation;
(2) a special agent of the Secret Service;
(3) a special agent of United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement;
(4) a special agent of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives;
(5) a special agent of the United States Drug
Enforcement Administration;
(6) an inspector of the United States Postal
Inspection Service;
(7) a special agent of the Criminal Investigation
Division of the Internal Revenue Service;
(8) a civilian special agent of the United States
Naval Criminal Investigative Service;
(9) a marshal or deputy marshal of the United States
Marshals Service;
(10) a special agent of the United States Department
of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security;
(11) a special agent of the Treasury Inspector General
for Tax Administration;
(12) a special agent of the Office of Inspector
General of the United States Social Security Administration;
(13) a special agent of the Office of Inspector
General of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs;
(14) a special agent of the Office of Inspector
General of the United States Department of Agriculture;
(15) a special agent of the Office of Export
Enforcement of the United States Department of Commerce;
(16) a special agent of the Criminal Investigation
Command of the United States Army;
(17) a special agent of the Office of Special
Investigations of the United States Air Force; [and]
(18) a police officer with the Office of Security and
Law Enforcement of the United States Department of Veterans
Affairs;
(19) a special agent of the Office of Inspector
General of the United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development; and
(20) a special agent of the Office of Inspector
General of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
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.