SRC-JBJ S.B. 430 76(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 430
76R4763 GWK-FBy: Barrientos
Criminal Justice
4/12/1999
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, a person who continues to be convicted of a Class C misdemeanor
does not received an enhanced punishment, unlike a repeat offender of a
Class A or Class C misdemeanor.  S.B. 430 would require certain enhanced
penalties for repeat offenders of a Class C misdemeanor. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 430 requires enhanced penalties for certain Class C
misdemeanor habitual offenders. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 12.43, Penal Code, to require a defendant to be
punished by a certain fine or confinement, or both, if a defendant has been
convicted three times on any combination of a Class C misdemeanor under
Section 42.01 or 49.02, and each prior offense was committed within 12
months of each other.  Makes a conforming change. 

SECTION 2.  Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 4.Emergency clause.