SRC-JBJ S.B. 340 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 340
By: Haywood
Criminal Justice
1/26/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Under current Texas law, the offense of making terrorizing threats to any
person is a Class B misdemeanor.  As proposed, S.B. 340 would enhance the
current law to classify such an offense as a Class A misdemeanor, when
perpetrated upon a family or household member or a public servant.      

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

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

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 22.07, Penal Code, by amending Subsection (b),
and adding Subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), as follows: 

(b)  Provides that an offense under Subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2), except as
provided by Subsection (c), is a Class B misdemeanor. 

(c)  Provides that an offense under Subsection (a)(2) is a Class A
misdemeanor if it is committed against a member of the person's family or
household or against a public servant. 

 (f)  Defines "family," "household," and "public servant."

SECTION 2.  Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.  Effective date: September 1, 2001.