TO: | Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice |
FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB1919 by Harris (Relating to the punishment for assaults committed against certain sports participants. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
The bill would amend the Penal Code by enhancing the punishment of the offense of assault if the offense is committed by a person who is not a sports participant against a person the actor knows is as a sports participant while the participant is performing duties or responsibilities in the participant’s capacity, or in retaliation or on account of the participant’s performance of a duty or responsibility. It is assumed that the number of offenders convicted under this statute would not result in a significant impact on the programs and workload of state corrections agencies or on the demand for resources and services of those agencies.
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LBB Staff: | JK, JO, WK, GG
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