TO: | Honorable Glenn Lewis, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs |
FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB2291 by Wohlgemuth (Relating to the regulation of mass gatherings; providing penalties.), As Introduced |
The provision of the bill that is the subject of this analysis would amend the Health and Safety Code by creating the offense of holding a mass gathering in which an injury occurs causing serious bodily harm or death. Such an offense would be punishable as a felony of the third degree. The bill would also punish promoters that violate an order by a county judge or district judge to take a remedial action relating to the mass gathering. Such an offense would be punishable as a felony of the third degree.
A third degree felony is punishable by imprisonment in the institutional division for any term of not more than 10 years or less than 2 years, or, in addition to confinement, a fine not to exceed $10,000.
For this analysis 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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