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House Bill 9 |
House Author: Klick et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-21 |
Senate Sponsor: Campbell et al. |
House Bill 9 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure and Penal Code to enhance the penalty for obstructing a highway or other passageway from a Class B misdemeanor to a state jail felony for an actor who knowingly prevents the passage of an authorized emergency vehicle that is operating its audible or visual signals or obstructs access to a hospital or other emergency medical care facility. The bill requires a court granting community supervision to a defendant convicted of such conduct to require as a condition of community supervision that the defendant submit to not less than 10 days of confinement in a county jail.