1-1 By: Staples S.B. No. 1313 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 8, 2001; March 13, 2001, read 1-3 first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice; 1-4 April 30, 2001, reported adversely, with favorable Committee 1-5 Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; April 30, 2001, 1-6 sent to printer.) 1-7 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1313 By: Staples 1-8 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-9 AN ACT 1-10 relating to the creation of the offense of failing to report the 1-11 commission of a felony. 1-12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-13 SECTION 1. Chapter 38, Penal Code, is amended by adding 1-14 Section 38.18 to read as follows: 1-15 Sec. 38.18. FAILURE TO REPORT FELONY. (a) A person commits 1-16 an offense if the actor: 1-17 (1) observes the commission of a felony under 1-18 circumstances in which a reasonable person would believe that an 1-19 offense of a serious nature had been committed in which serious 1-20 bodily injury or death may have resulted; 1-21 (2) fails to immediately report the commission of the 1-22 offense to a peace officer or law enforcement agency and a 1-23 reasonable person would believe that the commission of the offense 1-24 had not been reported; and 1-25 (3) could immediately report the commission of the 1-26 offense without placing the actor in danger of suffering serious 1-27 bodily injury or death. 1-28 (b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. 1-29 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001. 1-30 * * * * *