Bill Amendment: TX HB4 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of improper entry from a foreign nation and indemnification of certain claims relating to the enforcement of that offense.

Status: 2023-11-02 - Committee report printed and distributed [HB4 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HB4-House_Amendment_H_2_6-Goodwin.html

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Amend HB 4 (house committee report) on page 1, between lines 15 and 16, by inserting the following:

Sec. 51.015.  ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY LIMITED TO ONLY CERTAIN PEACE OFFICERS. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, this chapter may be enforced only by the following types of peace officers:

(1)  a sheriff, a sheriff's deputy, or a reserve deputy sheriff who holds a permanent peace officer license issued under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code;

(2)  a constable, a deputy constable, or a reserve deputy constable who holds a permanent peace officer license issued under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code;

(3)  a marshal or police officer of a municipality or a reserve municipal police officer who holds a permanent peace officer license issued under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code; or

(4)  a ranger, officer, or member of the reserve officer corps commissioned by the Public Safety Commission and the director of the Department of Public Safety.