TITLE: Relating to the authority of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to commission peace officers.

SUMMARY: Relating to the authority of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to commission peace officers.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the authority of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to commission peace officers. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. The heading to Article 2.126, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows: Art. 2.126. PEACE OFFICERS COMMISSIONED BY THE ALABAMA-COUSHATTA [INDIAN] TRIBE OF TEXAS AND THE KICKAPOO TRADITIONAL TRIBE OF TEXAS.SECTION 2. Article 2.126(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows: (a) The tribal council of the Alabama-Coushatta [Indian] Tribe of Texas or the tribal council of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas is authorized to employ and commission peace officers for the purpose of enforcing state law within the boundaries of the tribe's reservation. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.