HBA-SEP H.B. 2136 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2136
By: Wilson
Criminal Jurisprudence
4/12/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

In 1999, five Texas law enforcement officers were killed in the line of
duty.  In addition, one out of three girls and one out of seven boys are
the victims of sexual assault by the age of 18. Providing additional
funding to crime stoppers organizations for the payment of rewards for
information leading to the arrest and prosecution of persons charged with
murdering peace officers and committing sexual assaults against children
may result in a reduction in the number of such offenses.  House Bill 2136
requires a person convicted of an offense to pay, in addition to all other
costs on conviction, 25 cents to be deposited to the credit of an account
in the state treasury to be thus appropriated. 

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 2136 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to require a person
convicted of an offense to pay, in addition to all other costs on
conviction, 25 cents to be deposited by the comptroller of public accounts
to the credit of an account in the state treasury.  The bill provides that
the money be appropriated to crime stoppers organizations for the payment
of rewards for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of persons
charged with murdering peace officers and committing sexual assaults
against children.  

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.