By Romo H.B. No. 1324 Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1324: By Oliveira C.S.H.B. No. 1324 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the creation of the offense of permitting a child to 1-3 sell items or services or solicit donations at night. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 22, Penal Code, is amended by adding 1-6 Section 22.11 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 22.11. PERMITTING CHILD TO SELL OR SOLICIT DONATIONS. 1-8 (a) A person commits an offense if the person employs, authorizes, 1-9 induces, or permits a child younger than 14 years of age who is 1-10 unaccompanied by a parent, conservator, guardian, or other person 1-11 having possession of the child under a court order to sell items or 1-12 services for or solicit donations for any individual or entity 1-13 other than an exempt organization. 1-14 (b) For purposes of this section, "exempt organization" 1-15 means: 1-16 (1) a charitable organization, as that term is defined 1-17 under Section 84.003, Civil Practice and Remedies Code; 1-18 (2) an organization regulated under Title 15, Election 1-19 Code; or 1-20 (3) a club, organization, or other group engaged in a 1-21 fund-raising activity for the club, organization, or group if the 1-22 activity is sponsored by a public or private primary or secondary 1-23 school. 1-24 (c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. 2-1 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1995. 2-2 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-3 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-4 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-5 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-6 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.