Bill Text: TX HB765 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the prosecution of a capital murder committed against a peace officer or fireman.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-28 - Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence [HB765 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB765-Introduced.html
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| By: Harless | H.B. No. 765 | |
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| relating to the prosecution of a capital murder committed against a | ||
| peace officer or fireman. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the Richard Houston II | ||
| Act. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 19.03, Penal Code, is amended by adding | ||
| Subsection (d) to read as follows: | ||
| (d) For purposes of Subsection (a)(1), the actor is presumed | ||
| to have known the person murdered was a peace officer or fireman if | ||
| the person was wearing a distinctive uniform or badge indicating | ||
| the person's employment as a peace officer or fireman. | ||
| SECTION 3. 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. | ||
| SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
