Bill Text: TX HB888 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: Relating to creating the criminal offense of misrepresenting a child as a family member at a port of entry.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 16-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/19 [HB888 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB888-Enrolled.html
 
 
  H.B. No. 888
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to creating the criminal offense of misrepresenting a
  child as a family member at a port of entry.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 37, Penal Code, is amended by adding
  Section 37.082 to read as follows:
         Sec. 37.082.  MISREPRESENTING CHILD AS FAMILY MEMBER AT PORT
  OF ENTRY. (a) In this section:
               (1)  "Child" means a person younger than 18 years of
  age.
               (2)  "Family member" means a person who is related to
  another person by consanguinity or affinity.
               (3)  "Port of entry" means a place designated by
  executive order of the president of the United States, by order of
  the United States secretary of the treasury, or by act of the United
  States Congress at which a customs officer is authorized to enforce
  customs laws.
         (b)  A person commits an offense if the person, with intent
  to commit an offense under Section 20A.02, knowingly misrepresents
  a child as a family member of the person to a peace officer or
  federal special investigator at a port of entry.
         (c)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
         (d)  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.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 888 was passed by the House on May 2,
  2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 94, Nays 46, 2 present, not
  voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
  No. 888 on May 23, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 100, Nays 43,
  1 present, not voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 888 was passed by the Senate, with
  amendments, on May 21, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays
  1.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor       
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