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House Bill 290 |
House Author: Jackson, Jim et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-11 |
Senate Sponsor: Nelson |
House Bill 290 amends the Penal Code to enhance the penalty for employment harmful to children from a Class A misdemeanor to a state jail felony if it is shown at trial that the defendant has been previously convicted one time of the offense and to a third degree felony if it is shown at trial that the defendant has been previously convicted two or more times of the offense.