By Romo H.B. No. 1390
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the employment of children.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Section 8, Chapter 531, Acts of the 67th
1-5 Legislature, Regular Session, 1981 (Article 5181.1, Vernon's Texas
1-6 Civil Statutes), is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as
1-7 follows:
1-8 (c) In addition to any occupation determined to be hazardous
1-9 under Subsection (a) of this section, the employment of a child
1-10 younger than 14 years of age who is unaccompanied by a parent,
1-11 conservator, guardian, or other person who has possession of the
1-12 child under a court order to sell items or services for or solicit
1-13 donations for any individual or entity other than a nonprofit
1-14 organization between the hours of 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. is a hazardous
1-15 occupation for purposes of this Act.
1-16 SECTION 2. Section 12, Chapter 531, Acts of the 67th
1-17 Legislature, Regular Session, 1981 (Article 5181.1, Vernon's Texas
1-18 Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
1-19 Sec. 12. Penalty. An offense under this Act is a Class A
1-20 <C> misdemeanor.
1-21 SECTION 3. (a) The change in law made by Section 2 of this
1-22 Act applies only to the punishment for an offense committed on or
1-23 after the effective date of this Act. For purposes of this
2-1 section, an offense is committed before the effective date of this
2-2 Act if any element of the offense occurs before the effective date.
2-3 (b) An offense committed before the effective date of this
2-4 Act is covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed,
2-5 and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
2-6 SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993.
2-7 SECTION 5. The importance of this legislation and the
2-8 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
2-9 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
2-10 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
2-11 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.