HB176 - Relating to the provisions required in an interstate compact on border security.

  89R20541 JCG-F     By: Guillen, Morales of Maverick, et al. H.B. No. 176     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 176:     By:  Bell of Montgomery C.S.H.B. No. 176       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the provisions required in an interstate compact on   border security.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 794.003, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 794.003.  INTERSTATE COMPACT PROVISIONS. (a)  The   compact authorized by this chapter must provide for joint action   among compacting states on matters that include:                (1)  sharing law enforcement intelligence on illegal   activity occurring at the border with Mexico;                (2)  sharing state resources in order to build a   physical barrier, a comprehensive technological surveillance   system, or both, on state land to deter or detect illegal activity   occurring at the border with Mexico; [ and ]                (3)  sharing other law enforcement resources to ensure   the protection of personnel and property ;                 (4)     to the greatest extent possible given the   resources available, ensuring the operational control of the   Texas-Mexico border; and                 (5)     providing mutual support for the resources,   including infrastructure, equipment, software, and personnel, that   are necessary or convenient to ensure that the purposes described   by this section are adequately supported and achieved .           (b)     The compact authorized by this chapter may, at the   discretion of individual states, provide for joint action among   compacting states on the execution and enforcement of agreements or   memoranda of understanding with the United States Department of   Justice, the United States Department of Homeland Security, or any   other federal agency for the purpose of enforcing immigration laws,   including agreements with the United States Immigration and Customs   Enforcement under Section 287(g), Immigration and Nationality Act   (8 U.S.C. Section 1357(g)), or a successor federal program.          SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act to Chapter   794, Government Code, apply only to an interstate compact entered   into under that chapter on or after the effective date of this Act.   An interstate compact entered into under that chapter before the   effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the   date the interstate compact was entered into, and the former law is   continued in effect for that purpose.          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, 2025.