HBA-EDN H.B. 1600 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1600 By: Jones, Elizabeth Criminal Jurisprudence 7/17/2001 Enrolled BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE On February 3, 2001, John Anthony "Rocky" Riojas, an eleven year veteran of the San Antonio Police Department, was fatally shot with his own gun while scuffling with a man at an apartment complex. Prior to the 77th Legislature, the penalty for an offense of taking or attempting to take a weapon away from a peace officer, parole officer, or community supervision and corrections department officer was a state jail felony. House Bill 1600, filed in honor of John Anthony "Rocky" Riojas, increases the penalty for taking a weapon away from such an officer to a felony of the third degree. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS House Bill 1600 amends the Penal Code to increase from a state jail felony to a third degree felony, the penalty for intentionally or knowingly taking a weapon from a peace officer, parole officer, or community supervision and corrections department officer with the intention of harming the officer or a third person. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001.