HBA-KMH H.B. 2193 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2193
By: Wise
Criminal Jurisprudence
4/15/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the possession or promotion of child pornography is a felony of
the third degree. H.B. 2193 raises the offense of possession or promotion
of child pornography to a felony of the second degree if the visual
material is an image transmitted to a computer by telephone line, cable,
satellite transmission, or other method. 

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 Sections 43.26(d) and (g), Penal Code, to increase the
punishment for possession or promotion of child pornography from a felony
of the third degree to a felony of the second degree if the visual material
is an image transmitted to a computer by telephone line, cable, satellite
transmission, or other method. 

SECTION 2.  Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 4.  Emergency clause.