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Texas · 89th Legislature 1st Special Session
HB106Relating to the Department of Public Safety performing DNA testing of certain individuals crossing the Texas-Mexico border and restrictions on the use of the results of those tests.
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Immigration enforcementstate federal cooperationAI label
Requires DPS to test DNA of certain border crossers (suspected of human trafficking) and share results with DHS specifically for federal immigration enforcement, increasing state assistance to federal immigration authorities.
The Department of Public Safety shall enter into an agreement with the United States Department of Homeland Security on request to establish a program for: (1) performing DNA tests, including rapid DNA tests, of individuals who: (A) enter into this state by crossing between ports of entry along the Texas-Mexico border; (B) are detained or arrested by the Department of Homeland Security; and (C) the Department of Homeland Security has probable cause to believe engaged in conduct constituting an offense under Chapter 20A, Penal Code, evidence of which may include the coercion, confinement, or [
Prohibits DPS from maintaining a DNA database, entering results into CODIS, or searching CODIS from these tests, and requires destruction of biological samples, limiting how DNA data from border crossers can be used beyond the specified immigration purpose.
DNA DATABASE AND USE OF CODIS PROHIBITED. The Department of Public Safety, using the results of DNA tests, including rapid DNA tests, performed under the agreement described by Section 421.122, may not: (1) maintain a DNA database; (2) enter the results of the DNA tests into CODIS; or (3) search CODIS.
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Status: Died (session ended)
Last action
2025-07-17: Filed
Filed
2025-07-17
Sponsor
Terri Leo-Wilson R, AJ Louderback R, Mitch Little R, Eddie Morales D, Armando Martinez D + 16 cosponsors (16 R)
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill requires state-federal cooperation via a DNA testing program for certain individuals crossing the Texas-Mexico border (targeting suspected human trafficking tied to immigration), with results shared for federal immigration enforcement, which expands immigration-enforcement/state-federal-cooperation. It also imposes restrictions on DNA database use, CODIS entry/search, and requires sample destruction, which restricts immigration-enforcement/other by limiting data retention and broader law enforcement applications.
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