By: Geren, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Harris) H.B. No. 1093

(In the Senate - Received from the House April 10, 2007; April 1l, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice; May 17, 2007, reported favorably, as amended, by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 17, 2007, sent to printer.)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1 By: Whitmire

Amend H.B. 1093 as follows:

(1) In Section 3 of the bill, page 1 line 34 strike "This Act takes effect September 1, 2007." and substitute "This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2007."

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the offense of funeral service disruption.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 42.055(b), Penal Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b) A person commits an offense if, during the period beginning one hour before the service begins and ending one hour after the service is completed, the person engages in picketing within 1,000 [500] feet of a facility or cemetery being used for a funeral service.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For the purposes of this section, an offense is committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurs before that date.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.

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