| TO: | Honorable Terry Keel, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence |
| FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB512 by Cook, Robby (Relating to the punishment for the offense of terroristic threat.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
The bill would amend the Penal Code by enhancing the punishment for the offense of terroristic threat from a Class B misdemeanor to a Class A misdemeanor if the offense is committed against a member of the person's family or household or against a public servant.
A Class A misdemeanor is punishable by confinement in county jail for a term not to exceed one year, a fine not to exceed $4,000, or both fine and imprisonment.
It is assumed that the bill would not significantly affect the operations of state or local government.
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| LBB Staff: | JK, GG
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