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  89R11130 JCG-F     By: Hopper H.B. No. 3932       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to creating the criminal offense of unlawful federal   searches and seizures.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 39, Penal Code, is amended by adding   Section 39.08 to read as follows:           Sec.   39.08.     UNLAWFUL FEDERAL SEARCHES AND SEIZURES. (a)   In   this section, "no-knock entry" means the entry of a government or   federal government officer, agent, or employee, for the purpose of   executing a warrant, into a building or other place without giving   notice of the officer's, agent's, or employee's authority or purpose   before entering.           (b)     A person commits an offense if the person is an officer,   agent, or employee of:                 (1)     the federal government and in the course and scope   of duty conducts:                       (A)     a no-knock entry on the property of a citizen   of this state;                       (B)     an arrest or search at the residence of a   citizen of this state between the hours of 8 p.m. and 8 a.m.; or                       (C)     an arrest or search of a citizen of this state   without first obtaining the consent of the sheriff of the county in   which the citizen is located; or                 (2)     this state or a political subdivision of this   state or any branch or agency of this state or a political   subdivision of this state and in the course and scope of duty   assists an officer, agent, or employee of the federal government in   conducting a no-knock entry, arrest, or search described by   Subdivision (1)(A) or (B).           (c)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.           (d)     If conduct that constitutes an offense under this   section also constitutes an offense under another law, the   defendant may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or   both.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.