TO: | Honorable Phil King, Chair, House Committee on Regulated Industries |
FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB1175 by King (Relating to the regulation of cloning of human beings; providing penalties.), As Introduced |
The provision of the bill that is the subject of this analysis would amend the Health and Safety Code by making the intentional engagement in human cloning punishable as a felony of the first degree.
A first degree felony is punishable by imprisonment in the institutional division for life or for any term of not more than 99 years or less than 5 years, or in addition to imprisonment, a fine not to exceed $10,000.
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, GG
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