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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to |
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certain federal law enforcement officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 2A.002(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The following criminal investigators of the United |
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States are not peace officers but have the powers of arrest, search, |
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and seizure under the laws of this state as to felony offenses only: |
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(1) a special agent of the Federal Bureau of |
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Investigation; |
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(2) a special agent of the Secret Service; |
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(3) a special agent of United States Immigration and |
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Customs Enforcement; |
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(4) a special agent of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, |
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Firearms and Explosives; |
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(5) a special agent of the United States Drug |
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Enforcement Administration; |
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(6) an inspector of the United States Postal |
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Inspection Service; |
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(7) a special agent of the Criminal Investigation |
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Division of the Internal Revenue Service; |
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(8) a civilian special agent of the United States |
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Naval Criminal Investigative Service; |
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(9) a marshal or deputy marshal of the United States |
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Marshals Service; |
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(10) a special agent of the United States Department |
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of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security; |
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(11) a special agent of the Treasury Inspector General |
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for Tax Administration; |
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(12) a special agent of the Office of Inspector |
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General of the United States Social Security Administration; |
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(13) a special agent of the Office of Inspector |
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General of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; |
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(14) a special agent of the Office of Inspector |
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General of the United States Department of Agriculture; |
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(15) a special agent of the Office of Export |
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Enforcement of the United States Department of Commerce; |
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(16) a special agent of the Criminal Investigation |
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Command of the United States Army; |
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(17) a special agent of the Office of Special |
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Investigations of the United States Air Force; [and] |
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(18) a police officer with the Office of Security and |
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Law Enforcement of the United States Department of Veterans |
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Affairs; |
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(19) a federal air marshal of the Transportation |
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Security Administration; and |
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(20) a police officer or detective of the United |
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States Department of Defense, or any component agency of the United |
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States Department of Defense. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |