HBA-NMO H.B. 998 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 998
By: Farrar
Criminal Jurisprudence
4/16/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law provides that a person commits burglary if the person enters a
building or habitation and commits, attempts to commit, or intends to
commit a felony or theft.  H.B. 998 provides that a person commits burglary
if the person enters a building or habitation and commits, attempts to
commit, or intends to commit a felony, theft, or assault. 

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 30.02(a), Penal Code, to add assault to the list
of elements, that includes a felony or theft, that can constitute burglary.
Makes nonsubstantive and conforming changes. 

SECTION 2.  Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 4.  Emergency clause.