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AN ACT
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relating to certain peace officers commissioned by the Texas State |
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Board of Pharmacy. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (b), Section 554.010, Occupations |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) An employee commissioned as a peace officer under this |
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subtitle has the powers, privileges, and immunities of a peace |
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officer while carrying out duties as a peace officer under this |
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subtitle[, except that the employee may not carry a firearm or make
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an arrest]. |
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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, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 650 passed the Senate on |
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April 27, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 650 passed the House on |
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May 20, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, one |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |