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| 1 | 1 | 87R2446 MEW-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Shaheen H.B. No. 813 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to creating the criminal offense of harassment by | |
| 8 | 8 | obstructing access to a hospital. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Chapter 22, Penal Code, is amended by adding | |
| 11 | 11 | Section 22.115 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 22.115. HARASSMENT BY OBSTRUCTING ACCESS TO HOSPITAL. | |
| 13 | 13 | (a) A person commits an offense if, with the intent to assault, | |
| 14 | 14 | harass, or alarm, the person knowingly obstructs the entrance or | |
| 15 | 15 | exit of a hospital licensed under Chapter 241, Health and Safety | |
| 16 | 16 | Code, or other health care facility that provides emergency medical | |
| 17 | 17 | care, as defined by Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code. | |
| 18 | 18 | (b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third | |
| 19 | 19 | degree. | |
| 20 | 20 | (c) If conduct constituting an offense under this section | |
| 21 | 21 | also constitutes an offense under another section of this code, the | |
| 22 | 22 | actor may be prosecuted under either section. | |
| 23 | 23 | (d) For purposes of this section, "obstruct" means to render | |
| 24 | 24 | impassable or to render passage unreasonably inconvenient or | |
| 25 | 25 | hazardous. | |
| 26 | 26 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |