BILL ANALYSIS
Senate Research Center S.B. 130
By: West, Royce
AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
Children exposed to drug use are at an increased risk to health, psychological, and social risks. Drugs such as methamphetamines pose a danger to children.
As proposed, S.B. 130 provides a penalty for adults who inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce a controlled substance into the human body in the presence of a child.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Section 22.041(c-1), Penal Code, as follows:
(c-1) Includes the introduction of a controlled substance into the human body as conduct in the presence of a child that qualifies as conduct that places the child in imminent danger. Makes a conforming change.
SECTION 2. Makes application of this Act prospective.
SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 2007.