Bill Text: TX SB503 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced

Texas Senate Bill 503 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Relating to creating the criminal offense of failing to report abuse, neglect, or exploitation in boarding home facilities by certain persons.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-04-30 - Referred to Human Services [SB503 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-SB503-Introduced.html

	87R4628 EAS-D

	By: Miles	S.B. No. 503



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to creating the criminal offense of failing to report
	abuse, neglect, or exploitation in boarding home facilities in
	certain counties and municipalities.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Chapter 260, Health and Safety Code, is amended
	by adding Section 260.0091 to read as follows:
	Sec. 260.0091. REPORTING OF ABUSE, NEGLECT, OR EXPLOITATION
	IN CERTAIN COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a)
	This section applies only to a county or municipality that does not
	require a person to obtain a permit from the county or municipality
	to operate a boarding home facility, as authorized by Section
	260.004.
	(b) A person commits an offense if the person:
	(1) leases to another a building owned by the person
	that is being operated as a boarding home facility in a county or
	municipality to which this section applies;
	(2) has actual knowledge that a resident of the
	boarding home facility is being or has been abused, neglected, or
	exploited; and
	(3) fails to report the abuse, neglect, or
	exploitation to the Department of Family and Protective Services
	for investigation by that agency.
	(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.