BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

Senate Research Center                                                                                                        S.B. 182

                                                                                                                                   By: Wentworth

                                                                                                                                   Criminal Justice

                                                                                                                                            6/25/2007

                                                                                                                                              Enrolled

 

 

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

Current law provides for an offense of trespass when a person enters or remains on or in the property, including an aircraft or other vehicle, of another person without effective consent.  This law does not include a recreational vehicle park as such property subject to trespass.

 

S.B. 182 amends current trespass law to include a recreational vehicle park as property on which a person commits an offense if the person enters or remains on or in such property of another without effective consent.

 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

 

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

 

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 30.05(a), Penal Code, to include a recreational vehicle park, in addition to an aircraft or other vehicle, as property on which a person commits an offense if the person enters or remains on or in such property of another without effective consent.  Makes nonsubstantive changes.

 

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 30.05(b), Penal Code, by adding Subdivision (8), to define "recreational vehicle park."

 

SECTION 3.  Makes application of this Act prospective.

 

SECTION 4.  Effective date:  September 1, 2007.