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S.B. No. 2580 AN ACT relating to the definition of a designated law enforcement office or agency for purposes of certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article 18B.001(4), Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows: (4) "Designated law enforcement office or agency" means: (A) the sheriff's department of a county with a population of 500,000 [3.3 million] or more; (B) a police department in a municipality with a population of 200,000 or more; (C) the office of inspector general of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; or (D) the office of inspector general of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2580 passed the Senate on May 1, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2580 passed the House on May 23, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 2, one present not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: ______________________________ Date ______________________________ Governor
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