H.B. No. 718
AN ACT
relating to the period in which a person commits the offense of
funeral service disruption.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 42.055(b), Penal Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) A person commits an offense if, during the period
beginning three hours [one hour] before the service begins and
ending three hours [one hour] after the service is completed, the
person engages in picketing within 1,000 feet of a facility or
cemetery being used for a funeral service.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred
before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 718 was passed by the House on April
26, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 718 was passed by the Senate on May
25, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor