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TX HB333

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

11/12/2024

Primary Sponsor

Mary Gonzalez

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (a federally recognized tribe near El Paso) to the list of Texas tribes authorized to employ and commission peace officers

  • Tribal peace officers would have authority to enforce state law within the tribe's reservation boundaries

  • The Ysleta del Sur Pueblo joins the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe and Kickapoo Traditional Tribe, which already have this commissioning authority under existing law

  • Amends Article 2A.003(a) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

  • Takes effect September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to the authority of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo to commission peace officers.

Law Enforcement

Last Action

Laid on the table subject to call

5/7/2025

Committee Referrals

State-Federal Relations Subcommittee2/28/2025

Full Bill Text

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