S.B. No. 284
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to
  police officers with the Office of Security and Law Enforcement of
  the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
  SECTION 1.  Subsection (a), Article 2.122, Code of Criminal
  Procedure, as amended by Chapters 1223 (S.B. 530) and 1319 (S.B.
  150), Acts of the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, is
  reenacted and amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The following named criminal investigators of the
  United States shall not be deemed peace officers, but shall have the
  powers of arrest, search, and seizure under the laws of this state
  as to felony offenses only:
               (1)  Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of
  Investigation;
               (2)  Special Agents of the Secret Service;
               (3)  Special Agents of the United States Immigration
  and Customs Enforcement;
               (4)  Special Agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
  Firearms and Explosives;
               (5)  Special Agents of the United States Drug
  Enforcement Administration;
               (6)  Inspectors of the United States Postal Inspection
  Service;
               (7)  Special Agents of the Criminal Investigation
  Division of the Internal Revenue Service;
               (8)  Civilian Special Agents of the United States Naval
  Criminal Investigative Service;
               (9)  Marshals and Deputy Marshals of the United States
  Marshals Service;
               (10)  Special Agents of the United States Department of
  State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security;
               (11)  Special Agents of the Treasury Inspector General
  for Tax Administration; [and]
               (12)  Special Agents of the Office of Inspector General
  of the United States Social Security Administration;
               (13) [(12)]  Special Agents of the Office of Inspector
  General of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; and
               (14)  a police officer with the Office of Security and
  Law Enforcement of the United States Department of Veterans
  Affairs.
         SECTION 2.  To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails
  over another Act of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013,
  relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted
  codes.
         SECTION 3.  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, 2013.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 284 passed the Senate on
  March 27, 2013, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 284 passed the House on
  May 17, 2013, by the following vote:  Yeas 130, Nays 4, two
  present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor