HBA-SEP H.B. 850 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 850
By: Williams
Criminal Jurisprudence
4/12/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law provides that it is a Class A misdemeanor to intentionally or
knowingly make a false or misleading written statement to obtain property
or credit regardless of the property's value or credit amount.  It may be
more appropriate to structure penalty levels in relation to property value
or credit amounts.  House Bill 850 establishes such penalty levels.   

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. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 850 amends the Penal Code to establish penalty levels in
relation to property value or credit amounts for the offense of making a
false statement to obtain property or credit. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.