SENATE BILL 78 |
SENATE AUTHOR: Ellis |
EFFECTIVE: 09-01-97 |
HOUSE SPONSOR: McClendon |
Senate Bill 78 amends provisions of the Penal Code relating to offenses against property to provide that the offense of arson is increased from a second degree felony to a first degree felony if the defendant committed the offense knowing that the property intended to be destroyed was a place of worship.