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Penal Code Bill Tracking Report


HB 8 [1]
Riddle [2]		 Relating to the prosecution, punishment and supervision of certain sex offenders and to certain crime involving sex offenders.
Bill History:
06-16-07 G Signed by the Governor


HB 10 [3]
Chavez [4]		 Relating to certain gaming activity conducted by an Indian tribe.
Bill History:
05-03-07 H Failed to pass to third reading (Vote: N: 66/Y: 66)


HB 59 [5]
Isett [6]		 Relating to the management, security and protection of personal information and governmental records.
Bill History:
05-01-07 H Committee action pending House Business and Industry


HB 79 [7]
Branch [8]		 Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle.
Bill History:
03-06-07 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 95 [9]
Martinez [10]		 Relating to interference with child custody in violation of a temporary child custody order.
Bill History:
06-16-07 G Signed by the Governor


HB 103 [11]
Riddle [12]		 Relating to the use of force or deadly force in defense of a person.
Bill History:
01-29-07 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 124 [13]
Pena [14]		 Relating to certain offenses that involve impersonating a peace officer or other public servant and misrepresenting the nature of certain property.
Bill History:
05-09-07 H Postponed on second reading until 10:00 a.m., Friday,
May 11, 2007.


HB 126 [15]
Delisi [16]		 Relating to the offense of engaging in organized criminal activity.
Bill History:
06-16-07 G Signed by the Governor


HB 128 [17]
Truitt [18]		 Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle.
Bill History:
01-30-07 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 150 [19]
Phillips [20]		 Relating to the punishment for a person with multiple convictions for identical misdemeanor offenses.
Bill History:
04-24-07 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 175 [21]
Chisum [22]		 Relating to the protection of life, including unborn life, from the point of fertilization.
Bill History:
04-18-07 H Voted favorably from committee on House State Affairs


HB 184 [23]
Hochberg [24]		 Relating to an exception to consent as a defense to assaultive conduct.
Bill History:
06-16-07 G Signed by the Governor


HB 185 [25]
Hochberg [26]		 Relating to gang-related activity in and around public schools.
Bill History:
05-17-07 S Meeting set for 1:30 P.M. OR ADJ., E1.010 Senate Criminal Justice


HB 192 [27]
Miller [28]		 Relating to the punishment prescribed for certain attempts to commit an offense on school premises or on the premises of a school-sponsored activity.
Bill History:
04-24-07 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 202 [29]
Menendez [30]		 Relating to the punishment for and certain civil consequences of committing the offense of prostitution.
Bill History:
04-04-07 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 205 [31]
Anderson [32]		 Relating to the punishment for certain sex offenses committed against a child.
Bill History:
01-30-07 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 242 [33]
Alonzo [34]		 Relating to certain warning signs required on certain premises.
Bill History:
01-31-07 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Law Enforcement


HB 267 [35]
Anchia [36]		 Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle.
Bill History:
03-06-07 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 284 [37]
Driver [38]		 Relating to the use of force or deadly force in defense of a person.
Bill History:
03-19-07 H Laid on the table - subject to call - see SB 378


HB 297 [39]
Farrar [40]		 Relating to the offense of cruelty to animals.
Bill History:
01-31-07 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 303 [41]
Farrar [42]		 Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle.
Bill History:
03-06-07 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 330 [43]
Flynn [44]		 Relating to the criminal offenses applicable to gambling and gambling devices.
Bill History:
02-27-07 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 347 [45]
Hamilton [46]		 Relating to the punishment for the offense of harboring a runaway child.
Bill History:
04-19-07 S Received in the Senate - Referred to Senate Criminal Justice


HB 401 [47]
Brown, Betty [48]		 Relating to the use of text messages and other electronic media to commit certain sexual offenses against minors or certain students.
Bill History:
06-16-07 G Signed by the Governor


HB 418 [49]
Burnam [50]		 Relating to restricting the justified use of a Taser by a peace officer and certain other persons.
Bill History:
02-01-07 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Law Enforcement


HB 436 [51]
Madden [52]		 Relating to the creation of the offense of continuous sexual abuse of a child, the prosecution and punishment of that offense, and the consequences of a conviction for that offense.
Bill History:
05-07-07 H Reported from committee as substituted House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 442 [53]
Phillips [54]		 Relating to taking or attempting to take a Taser or similar device from a peace officer or certain other officers.
Bill History:
05-26-07 S Senate appointed conference committee
Deuell, Hinojosa, Eltife, Seliger and Lucio


HB 449 [55]
Phillips [56]		 Relating to the penalty for the offense of intoxication assault.
Bill History:
04-04-07 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 460 [57]
Miller [58]		 Relating to the offense of fraudulent use or possession of a person's identifying information.
Bill History:
06-16-07 G Signed by the Governor


HB 485 [59]
Van Arsdale [60]		 Relating to the collection and amount of restitution authorized to be collected from persons with or convicted or certain misdemeanor offenses.
Bill History:
06-16-07 G Signed by the Governor


HB 495 [61]
Bonnen [62]		 Relating to the punishment for assault of emergency services personnel.
Bill History:
06-16-07 G Signed by the Governor


HB 502 [63]
Castro [64]		 Relating to the minimum term of imprisonment for a first-degree felony offense that is committed because of bias or prejudice.
Bill History:
05-07-07 H Reported favorably from committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 508 [65]
Davis, Yvonne [66]		 Relating to certain offenses that involve impersonating a peace officer or other public servant and misrepresenting the nature of certain property.
Bill History:
02-05-07 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Law Enforcement


HB 537 [67]
Thompson [68]		 Relating to research using human cells and tissues.
Bill History:
04-12-07 H Committee action pending House State Affairs


HB 594 [69]
Davis, Yvonne [70]		 Relating to the creation of certain offenses concerning firearm sales at gun shows.
Bill History:
02-06-07 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Law Enforcement


HB 595 [71]
Davis, Yvonne [72]		 Relating to requiring a waiting period for the purchase or sale of a handgun.
Bill History:
02-06-07 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Law Enforcement


HB 627 [73]
King, Phil [74]		 Relating to the ability of an honorably retired reserve peace officer to carry a weapon.
Bill History:
04-16-07 H Committee action pending House Law Enforcement


HB 649 [75]
McCall [76]		 Relating to the fraudulent use of child's identifying information.
Bill History:
06-16-07 G Signed by the Governor


HB 653 [77]
Chavez [78]		 Relating to charitable poker runs that benefit certain nonprofit organizations.
Bill History:
04-03-07 H Committee action pending Licensing and Administrative Procedures


HB 655 [79]
Coleman [80]		 Relating to the prosecution of the offense of improper photography or visual recording.
Bill History:
05-07-07 H Reported from committee as substituted House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 716 [81]
Solomons [82]		 Relating to residential mortgage fraud.
Bill History:
06-16-07 G Signed by the Governor


HB 745 [83]
Dutton [84]		 Relating to the abolition of the death penalty.
Bill History:
02-07-07 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 746 [85]
Dutton [86]		 Relating to the prosecution of the offense of hindering apprehension or prosecution.
Bill History:
04-24-07 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 747 [87]
Dutton [88]		 Relating to criminal failure to comply with a child custody order.
Bill History:
02-07-07 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues


HB 748 [89]
Dutton [90]		 Relating to an affirmitive defense available to certain students who engage in sexual contact with another student at least 13 years of age.
Bill History:
02-07-07 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 758 [91]
Dutton [92]		 Relating to the penalties for possession of two ounces or less of marihuana and to the issuance of an occupational driver's license.
Bill History:
03-20-07 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 765 [93]
Dutton [94]		 Relating to restrictions on the disclosure of certain criminal history records and to the duty of law enforcement agencies regarding records associated with certain defendants.
Bill History:
02-07-07 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 853 [95]
Naishtat [96]		 Relating to the prosecution of the offense of voyeurism.
Bill History:
04-17-07 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 855 [97]
Delisi [98]		 Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the offense of failure to identify.
Bill History:
04-12-07 H Failed to pass (Vote: N:166/Y: 23)


HB 872 [99]
Otto [100]		 Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the offense of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.
Bill History:
06-16-07 G Signed by the Governor


HB 884 [101]
Brown, Betty [102]		 Relating to the punishment of certain assaults committed against employees of primary and secondary schools.
Bill History:
02-08-07 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 916 [103]
Menendez [104]		 Relating to the prosecution and punishment of dog fighting.
Bill History:
06-16-07 G Signed by the Governor


HB 917 [105]
Menendez [106]		 Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain offenses prohibiting animal fighting.
Bill History:
02-08-07 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 924 [107]
Haggerty [108]		 Relating to the arrest of a person without a warrant for the offense of criminal trespass.
Bill History:
04-04-07 H Voted favorably from committee as substituted House Public Health


HB 941 [109]
Cook, Byron [110]		 Relating to the penalty for the fraudulent use or possession of identifying information.
Bill History:
02-27-07 H Committee action pending House Business and Industry


HB 946 [111]
Miller [112]		 Relating to conduct that constitutes the offense of endangering a child.
Bill History:
06-16-07 G Signed by the Governor


HB 964 [113]
Guillen [114]		 Relating to allowing certain students to carry a weapon while en route to and from a law enforcement class.
Bill History:
06-16-07 G Signed by the Governor


HB 1026 [115]
Bohac [116]		 Relating to the punishment of certain assaults committed against employees of primary and secondary schools.
Bill History:
04-12-07 H Meeting set for 8:00 A.M., E2.036 House Public Education


HB 1092 [117]
Hilderbran [118]		 Relating to the prosecution of an offense of criminal trespass.
Bill History:
06-15-07 G Vetoed by the Governor


HB 1093 [119]
Geren [120]		 Relating to the offense of funeral service disruption.
Bill History:
06-04-07 G Earliest effective date


HB 1107 [121]
Harper-Brown [122]		 Relating to the punishment for the offense of intoxication manslaughter when the victim of the offense is a peace officer.
Bill History:
02-12-07 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Law Enforcement


HB 1129 [123]
Macias [124]		 Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of criminal trespass.
Bill History:
06-15-07 G Vetoed by the Governor


HB 1148 [125]
Madden [126]		 Relating to the definition of "deadly weapon" for purposes of the prosecution of certain offenses.
Bill History:
04-17-07 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 1155 [127]
Van Arsdale [128]		 Relating to eligibility for health benefits coverage for certain children.
Bill History:
02-13-07 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Human Services


HB 1203 [129]
Talton [130]		 Relating to the prosecution of the offense of interference with child custody.
Bill History:
04-02-07 H Reported from committee as substituted House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 1212 [131]
Pierson [132]		 Relating to the penalties for intoxication assault and intoxication manslaughter and to the sentencing of defendants convicted of those offenses.
Bill History:
06-16-07 G Signed by the Governor


HB 1234 [133]
Smith, Todd [134]		 Relating to a defendant's eligibility to be placed on deferred adjudication for certain intoxication offenses and to the consequences of that deferred adjudication.
Bill History:
05-07-07 H Reported from committee as substituted House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 1258 [135]
West, Buddy [136]		 Relating to the prosecution of the offense of interference with police service animals.
Bill History:
04-17-07 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 1326 [137]
Coleman [138]		 Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct.
Bill History:
02-14-07 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 1421 [139]
Driver [140]		 Relating to the creation and prosecution of the offense of manufacture or sale of counterfeit or gray market cigarettes.
Bill History:
02-19-07 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Border and International Affairs


HB 1448 [141]
Bohac [142]		 Relating to the punishment for the offense of possession of a gambling device, equipment or paraphernalia.
Bill History:
02-19-07 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 1451 [143]
Bohac [144]		 Relating to the punishment for the offense of prostitution.
Bill History:
04-04-07 H Not heard in committee House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 1454 [145]
Bohac [146]		 Relating to the regulation of and information regarding property in the custody of a pawnbroker.
Bill History:
03-19-07 H Sent to subcommittee House Financial Institutions


HB 1476 [147]
Turner [148]		 Relating to the enhancement of punishment in criminal cases.
Bill History:
03-20-07 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 1492 [149]
Darby [150]		 Relating to the penalty for theft from a nonprofit organization.
Bill History:
03-28-07 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 1503 [151]
Lucio [152]		 Relating to allowing certain assistant district and county attorneys to carry weapons.
Bill History:
06-15-07 G Vetoed by the Governor


HB 1511 [153]
Haggerty [154]		 Relating to the punishment for criminal offenses involving secure correctional facility property or committed by persons confined in secure correctional facilities.
Bill History:
02-21-07 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 1519 [155]
Smith, Todd [156]		 Relating to including within the offense of barratry and solicitation of professional employment certain solicitations made during certain periods.
Bill History:
06-15-07 G Vetoed by the Governor


HB 1535 [157]
Martinez Fischer [158]		 Relating to generally prohibiting the carrying of a Taser or other stun gun; providing certain criminal penalties and defenses to prosecution for persons who obtain a license.
Bill History:
04-16-07 H Committee action pending House Law Enforcement


HB 1547 [159]
Laubenberg [160]		 Relating to inclusion of pets and other companion animals in protective orders.
Bill History:
04-16-07 H Reported from committee as substituted House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues


HB 1586 [161]
Flores [162]		 Relating to the creation of the offense of illumination of an aircraft by intense light.
Bill History:
06-16-07 G Signed by the Governor


HB 1597 [163]
Rose [164]		 Relating to penalties for certain repeat and habitual felony sex offenders.
Bill History:
03-20-07 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 1605 [165]
Zedler [166]		 Relating to the punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons.
Bill History:
03-28-07 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 1611 [167]
Madden [168]		 Relating to the punishment for the offense of forgery of a writing that is or purports to be a check.
Bill History:
05-04-07 H Bill pronounced dead by procedural action


HB 1640 [169]
Geren [170]		 Relating to the prosecution of the offense of fraudulent use or possession of identifying information.
Bill History:
02-21-07 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 1721 [171]
Gallego [172]		 Relating to the insanity defense in a criminal case.
Bill History:
02-26-07 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 1724 [173]
Gallego [174]		 Relating to the insanity defense in a criminal case.
Bill History:
02-26-07 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 1725 [175]
Goolsby [176]		 Relating to organ donation.
Bill History:
02-26-07 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Public Health


HB 1766 [177]
Pena [178]		 Relating to the punishment for theft of aluminum, bronze, or copper wiring.
Bill History:
06-16-07 G Signed by the Governor


HB 1767 [179]
Pena [180]		 Relating to the punishment for criminal mischief committed by interfering with certain transportation signs, signals, or devices.
Bill History:
06-16-07 G Signed by the Governor


HB 1779 [181]
Latham [182]		 Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle.
Bill History:
04-16-07 H Notes: Not set for House Calendar


HB 1797 [183]
Martinez Fischer [184]		 Relating to certain criminal penalties for and civil consequences of damaging property with graffiti.
Bill History:
02-26-07 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 1800 [185]
Martinez Fischer [186]		 Relating to enhancement of the punishment for certain intoxication offenses based on past convictions under federal law and the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Bill History:
04-23-07 H Reported favorably from committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 1804 [187]
Gattis [188]		 Relating to the prosecution of the offense of improper photography or visual recordings.
Bill History:
06-16-07 G Signed by the Governor


HB 1812 [189]
Talton [190]		 Relating to the punishment of the offense of aggravated assault.
Bill History:
05-10-07 H Point of order sustained under Rule 4, Section 32(c),
regarding the bill analysis.


HB 1815 [191]
Isett [192]		 Relating to the prosecution of certain offenses that involve carrying weapons on a person's property or in a person's vehicle.
Bill History:
06-16-07 G Signed by the Governor


HB 1822 [193]
Zerwas [194]		 Relating to the prosecution of the offense of aggravated robbery.
Bill History:
02-27-07 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 1823 [195]
Zerwas [196]		 Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of fraudulent use or possession of identifying information.
Bill History:
04-18-07 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence


HB 1887 [197]
Truitt [198]		 Relating to the punishment for and prevention of the offense of burglary of vehicles.
Bill History:
06-16-07 G Signed by the Governor


HB 1889 [199]
Raymond [200]		 Relating to allowing certain active judicial officers, bailiffs, and other court employees to carry weapons.
Bill History:
06-16-07 G Signed by the Governor


HB 1907 [201]
Pena [202]		 Relating to the issuance or violation of an order for emergency protection on the basis of the offense of sexual assault or aggravated sexual assault.
Bill History:
04-30-07 H Laid on the table - subject to call - see SB 584


HB 1935 [203]
Burnam [204]		 Relating to generally prohibiting the carrying of a Taser or other stun gun.
Bill History:
02-28-07 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Law Enforcement


HB 1997 [205]</