BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 790 By: Lozano Criminal Jurisprudence Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Interested parties assert that there is some unnecessary ambiguity and redundancy regarding what type of object qualifies as a prohibited dagger. H.B. 790 seeks to remove this ambiguity and redundancy. CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 790 amends the Penal Code to remove a dagger from the objects considered to be an illegal knife for purposes of weapons-related offenses. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2017.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 790
By: Lozano
Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 790
By: Lozano
Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Interested parties assert that there is some unnecessary ambiguity and redundancy regarding what type of object qualifies as a prohibited dagger. H.B. 790 seeks to remove this ambiguity and redundancy.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS H.B. 790 amends the Penal Code to remove a dagger from the objects considered to be an illegal knife for purposes of weapons-related offenses.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2017.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties assert that there is some unnecessary ambiguity and redundancy regarding what type of object qualifies as a prohibited dagger. H.B. 790 seeks to remove this ambiguity and redundancy.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
H.B. 790 amends the Penal Code to remove a dagger from the objects considered to be an illegal knife for purposes of weapons-related offenses.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2017.