Relating to state, local, and court involvement in determining whether victims and witnesses to an offense and certain detained, arrested, or incarcerated persons are lawfully present in the United States.

SB 164 repeals nine existing Texas laws that required courts, law enforcement, and local officials to determine the immigration status of victims, witnesses, and certain detained or incarcerated individuals in criminal cases. Specifically, it removes provisions from the Code of Criminal Procedure and Government Code that mandated checks on whether these individuals were "lawfully present" in the U.S. The bill’s key change is eliminating these verification requirements, which affects how courts handle cases involving immigration status. This is a procedural repeal bill with no new requirements; it simply removes outdated legal mechanisms. The bill is currently pending in the State Affairs committee.