Bill Text: TX HB79 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Introduced

Texas House Bill 79 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of trespass while entering the state.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-08-23 - Referred to State Affairs [HB79 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HB79-Introduced.html

	87S20186 JRR-F

	By: Schaefer	H.B. No. 79



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the creation of the criminal offense of trespass while
	entering the state.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Chapter 30, Penal Code, is amended by adding
	Section 30.055 to read as follows:
	Sec. 30.055. TRESPASS WHILE ENTERING THE STATE. (a) A
	person commits an offense if the person enters or remains on or in
	property of another, without the effective consent of the owner,
	while entering this state from a neighboring jurisdiction.
	(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor,
	except that the offense is a Class A misdemeanor if it is shown on
	the trial of the offense that the defendant has previously been
	convicted of an offense under this section.
	(c) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this
	section also constitutes an offense under another law, the actor
	may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.
	(d) The attorney general has concurrent jurisdiction with
	the appropriate local county or district attorney to prosecute an
	offense under this section.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the
	last day of the legislative session.