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House Bill 3557 |
House Author: Paddie |
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Effective: 9-1-19 |
Senate Sponsor: Birdwell et al. |
House Bill 3557, the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, amends the Government Code to create the criminal offenses of damaging or destroying a critical infrastructure facility, impairing or interrupting operation of a critical infrastructure facility, intent to damage or destroy a critical infrastructure facility, and intent to impair or interrupt operation of a critical infrastructure facility. The bill makes a defendant who engages in conduct constituting such an offense and any organization that knowingly compensated the defendant for engaging in that conduct civilly liable to the owner of the applicable property for damages.