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HB1866 • 2025

Relating to the state law enforcement authority of federal National Park Service law enforcement officers.

Relating to the state law enforcement authority of federal National Park Service law enforcement officers.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Lujan | LaHood | Campos | Lopez, Ray
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the state law enforcement authority of federal National Park Service law enforcement officers.

Relating to the state law enforcement authority of federal National Park Service law enforcement officers.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the state law enforcement authority of federal National Park Service law enforcement officers.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective immediately

  3. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  7. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  8. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  9. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  10. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  11. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  12. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  14. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  15. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  16. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  17. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  18. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  19. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  20. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  21. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  22. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  23. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  24. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  25. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  26. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Criminal Justice

  27. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  28. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  29. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#489

  30. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  31. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  32. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  33. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  34. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  35. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-Lujan

  36. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#447

  37. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  38. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#448

  39. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  40. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  41. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  42. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  43. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  44. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  45. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  46. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  47. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  48. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  49. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  50. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  51. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  52. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

  53. 2025-01-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the state law enforcement authority of federal National Park Service law enforcement officers.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 1866 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 1866

AN ACT

relating to the state law enforcement authority of federal National

Park Service law enforcement officers.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Article 2A.002, Code of Criminal Procedure, is

amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to

read as follows:

(d) A commissioned law enforcement officer of the National

Park Service is not a peace officer under the laws of this state but

has
:

(1)
the powers of arrest, search, and seizure as to any

offense under the laws of this state committed in a national park or

national recreation area
; and

(2)

within the boundaries of a national park or

national recreation area:

(A)

the power to execute any arrest warrant or

search warrant issued under the laws of this state; and

(B)

the powers granted to a peace officer by

Chapters 573 and 574, Health and Safety Code
.

(d-1) For purposes of Subsection (d)
[
In this subsection
],

"national park or national recreation area" means a national park

or national recreation area included in the National Park System as

defined by 54 U.S.C. Section 100102.

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.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 1866 was passed by the House on April

24, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 111, Nays 33, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 1866 was passed by the Senate on May

23, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor