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      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