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


Senate Research CenterS.B. 430
By: Barrientos
Criminal Justice
4/26/1999
Committee Report (Amended)


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 24
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.

SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE CHANGES

SECTION 1.

Amends Section 12.43(c), Penal Code, to increase the period within which
offenses are committed to include any combination of three Class C
misdemeanors from 12 months to 24 months.