By: Virdell H.B. No. 1379       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the authority of a game warden or other peace officer   commissioned by the Parks and Wildlife Department to enter private   property.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 12.103, Parks and Wildlife Code, is   amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to   read as follows:          (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), to [To] enforce   the game and fish laws of the state and to conduct scientific   investigations and research regarding wild game or fish, an   authorized employee of the department may enter on any land or water   where wild game or fish are known to range or stray. No action may be   sustained against an employee of the department to prevent the   employee from [his] entering on land or water when acting in the   employee's [his] official capacity as described by this subsection.          (a-1)  The commission by rule shall prohibit a game warden or   other peace officer commissioned by the department from entering   private property unless the game warden or peace officer:                (1)  has obtained the permission of the property owner;                (2)  has probable cause of a criminal offense committed   or being committed on the property;                (3)  is executing a warrant or other court order;                (4)  determines an emergency exists constituting a   danger to the public health, safety, or general welfare; or                (5)  is acting under another state or federal law   exception to the warrant requirement.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to a game warden or other peace officer commissioned by the Texas   Parks and Wildlife Department entering private property on or after   the effective date of this Act. A game warden or other peace officer   commissioned by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department entering   private property before the effective date of this Act is covered by   the law in effect on the entrance date, and the former law is   continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.