Bill Text: TX HB91 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the creation of the offense of criminal trespass by an illegal alien.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-23 - Referred to State Affairs [HB91 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HB91-Introduced.html

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88R1807 JCG-F
By: Slaton H.B. No. 91

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the creation of the offense of criminal trespass by an
illegal alien.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 30, Penal Code, is amended by adding
Section 30.055 to read as follows:
Sec. 30.055. CRIMINAL TRESPASS BY ILLEGAL ALIEN. (a) A
person commits an offense if the person:
(1) is a citizen of any country other than the United
States; and
(2) enters or remains on or in any public or private
property in this state in violation of 8 U.S.C. Section 1325 or
1326.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third
degree.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.