Bill Text: TX SB2306 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the financial crimes intelligence center.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-22 - Referred to Criminal Justice [SB2306 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB2306-Introduced.html
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By: Zaffirini | S.B. No. 2306 |
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relating to the financial crimes intelligence center. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 2312.001, Occupations Code, is amended | ||
by adding Subdivisions (4-a) and (4-b) and amending Subdivision (5) | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(4-a) "Motor fuel manipulation device" means a | ||
mechanism manufactured, assembled, or adapted to manipulate or | ||
alter a motor fuel metering device or a motor fuel unattended | ||
payment terminal for an unlawful purpose. | ||
(4-b) "Motor fuel theft" means an act that: | ||
(A) constitutes an offense under Section 31.03, | ||
Penal Code; and | ||
(B) qualifies for an affirmative finding of motor | ||
fuel theft under Article 42.019, Code of Criminal Procedure. | ||
(5) "Skimmer" means an electronic, mechanical, or | ||
other device that may be used to unlawfully intercept electronic | ||
communications or data to perpetrate card fraud. The term includes | ||
a credit card shimmer. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 2312.052, Occupations Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2312.052. PURPOSES OF CENTER. The purposes of the | ||
center are to: | ||
(1) serve as the state's primary entity for the | ||
planning, coordination, and integration of law enforcement | ||
agencies and other governmental agencies that respond to criminal | ||
activity related to card fraud, including through the use of | ||
skimmers, and motor fuel theft; and | ||
(2) maximize the ability of the department, law | ||
enforcement agencies, and other governmental agencies to detect, | ||
prevent, and respond to criminal activities related to card fraud | ||
and motor fuel theft. | ||
SECTION 3. Section 2312.054, Occupations Code, is amended | ||
by amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsection (b-1) to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(b) The center shall assist law enforcement agencies, other | ||
governmental agencies, financial institutions, credit card | ||
issuers, debit card issuers, payment card networks, institutions of | ||
higher education, and merchants in their efforts to develop and | ||
implement strategies to: | ||
(1) detect skimmers and motor fuel manipulation | ||
devices; | ||
(2) ensure an effective response if a skimmer or motor | ||
fuel manipulation device is found; and | ||
(3) prevent card fraud and motor fuel theft. | ||
(b-1) On request of a law enforcement or other governmental | ||
agency, the center may provide assistance to that agency regarding | ||
any matter within the center's expertise. | ||
(c) The center may: | ||
(1) serve as a centralized collection point for | ||
information related to card fraud and motor fuel theft; | ||
(2) provide training and educational opportunities to | ||
law enforcement; | ||
(3) provide outreach to the public; and | ||
(4) release information to affected financial | ||
institutions, credit card issuers, debit card issuers, payment card | ||
networks, institutions of higher education, and merchants if the | ||
center does not consider the information to be sensitive to law | ||
enforcement. | ||
SECTION 4. Section 2312.055(b), Occupations Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) The report must include: | ||
(1) a plan of operation for the center and an estimate | ||
of the amount of money necessary to implement that plan; | ||
(2) an assessment of the current state of card fraud | ||
and motor fuel theft in this state, including: | ||
(A) an identification of the geographic | ||
locations in this state that have the highest statistical | ||
probability for card fraud and motor fuel theft; and | ||
(B) a summary of card fraud and motor fuel theft | ||
statistics for the year in which the report is filed; | ||
(3) a detailed plan of operation for combatting card | ||
fraud and motor fuel theft; | ||
(4) a communications plan for outreach to law | ||
enforcement agencies, financial institutions, credit card issuers, | ||
debit card issuers, payment card networks, merchants, and the | ||
public; and | ||
(5) a list of expenditures made since the most recent | ||
report was filed with the department. | ||
SECTION 5. Section 2312.102(b), Occupations Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) A grant recipient may use grant money to: | ||
(1) reduce card fraud by removing skimmers; | ||
(2) purchase or upgrade fraud deterrence equipment, | ||
including unique locking systems, cameras, and lights; | ||
(3) provide training opportunities regarding | ||
skimmers; and | ||
(4) conduct public outreach regarding card fraud and | ||
motor fuel theft. | ||
SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |