1-1 By: Alexander (Senate Sponsor - Sims) H.B. No. 2024
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 5, 1993;
1-3 May 6, 1993, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural
1-4 Resources; May 21, 1993, reported favorably by the following vote:
1-5 Yeas 7, Nays 2; May 21, 1993, sent to printer.)
1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-8 Sims x
1-9 Truan x
1-10 Armbrister x
1-11 Barrientos x
1-12 Bivins x
1-13 Brown x
1-14 Carriker x
1-15 Lucio x
1-16 Montford x
1-17 Ratliff x
1-18 Shelley x
1-19 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-20 AN ACT
1-21 relating to the offense of harassment of hunters, trappers, and
1-22 fishermen.
1-23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-24 SECTION 1. Section 62.0125, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
1-25 amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:
1-26 (h) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution that the
1-27 defendant's conduct is protected by the right to freedom of speech
1-28 under the constitution of this state or the United States.
1-29 SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on September 11, 1993.
1-30 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the
1-31 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-32 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-33 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-34 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
1-35 * * * * *
1-36 Austin,
1-37 Texas
1-38 May 21, 1993
1-39 Hon. Bob Bullock
1-40 President of the Senate
1-41 Sir:
1-42 We, your Committee on Natural Resources to which was referred H.B.
1-43 No. 2024, have had the same under consideration, and I am
1-44 instructed to report it back to the Senate with the recommendation
1-45 that it do pass and be printed.
1-46 Sims,
1-47 Chairman
1-48 * * * * *
1-49 WITNESSES
1-50 FOR AGAINST ON
1-51 ___________________________________________________________________
1-52 Name: Boyd Kennedy x
1-53 Representing: Tx Parks & Wildlife
1-54 City: Austin
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1-56 FOR AGAINST ON
1-57 ___________________________________________________________________
1-58 Name:
1-59 Representing:
1-60 City:
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