Bill Text: TX HB1061 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of interference with public duties.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-16 - Effective on 9/1/15 [HB1061 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB1061-Enrolled.html
H.B. No. 1061 |
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relating to the prosecution of the offense of interference with | ||
public duties. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 38.15, Penal Code, is amended by adding | ||
Subsections (d-1) and (d-2) to read as follows: | ||
(d-1) Except as provided by Subsection (d-2), in a | ||
prosecution for an offense under Subsection (a)(1), there is a | ||
rebuttable presumption that the actor interferes with a peace | ||
officer if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the actor | ||
intentionally disseminated the home address, home telephone | ||
number, emergency contact information, or social security number of | ||
the officer or a family member of the officer or any other | ||
information that is specifically described by Section 552.117(a), | ||
Government Code. | ||
(d-2) The presumption in Subsection (d-1) does not apply to | ||
information disseminated by: | ||
(1) a radio or television station that holds a license | ||
issued by the Federal Communications Commission; or | ||
(2) a newspaper that is: | ||
(A) a free newspaper of general circulation or | ||
qualified to publish legal notices; | ||
(B) published at least once a week; and | ||
(C) available and of interest to the general | ||
public. | ||
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, 2015. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.B. No. 1061 was passed by the House on April | ||
23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 3, 2 present, not | ||
voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.B. No. 1061 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |