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House Bill 904 |
House Author: Gattis |
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Effective: 9-1-05 |
Senate Sponsor: Ogden |
House Bill 904 amends the Penal Code to provide that a sentence or plea agreement for the offense of intoxication assault, in addition to a sentence or plea agreement for the offense of intoxication manslaughter, may run consecutively or concurrently whether the accused is convicted of violations of the same offense more than once or is convicted of violations of both offenses. The bill also provides that a sentence or plea agreement for the offense of improper photography or visual recording of a child or for the offense of possession or promotion of child pornography may run consecutively or concurrently whether the accused is convicted of violations of the same offense more than once or is convicted of violations of both offenses. House Bill 904 also provides that the right to severance at trial does not apply to a prosecution in the circumstances described above.