HBA-RBT H.B. 1265 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1265
By: McClendon
Criminal Jurisprudence
4/16/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Designated superfund sites are dangerous areas.  H.B. 1265 increases the
punishment for trespass in a superfund site.  This may deter individuals
from trespassing on these sites. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 30.05(b), Penal Code, to define "superfund site."

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 30.05(d), Penal Code, to provide that the
punishment for a violation of this section is increased from a Class B
misdemeanor to a Class A misdemeanor if the offense is committed on a
superfund site. 

SECTION 3.  Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 4.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 5.  Emergency clause.