87R4808 MLH-F
By: Minjarez H.B. No. 1009
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to reporting the serious bodily injury of a child;
providing a criminal penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 261.101, Family Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) A person shall immediately make a report as provided
by this subchapter if the person knows that:
(1) a child suffered a serious bodily injury, as
defined by Section 1.07, Penal Code; and
(2) the serious bodily injury was caused by abuse or
neglect.
SECTION 2. Section 261.109, Family Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (a-2) and (b-1) to read as follows:
(a-2) A person commits an offense if the person is required
to make a report under Section 261.101(a-1) and knowingly fails to
make a report as provided in this chapter.
(b-1) An offense under Subsection (a-2) is a state jail
felony unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the child
was younger than seven years of age and died as a result of the
serious bodily injury, in which event the offense is a third degree
felony.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.