TO: | Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice |
FROM: | John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB290 by Jackson, Jim (Relating to the punishment for the offense of employment harmful to children.), As Engrossed |
The bill would amend the Penal Code to make the offense of employment harmful to children punishable as a felony of the third degree if the defendant has a prior conviction for the offense. The offense is currently punishable as a Class A misdemeanor.
A Class A Misdemeanor is punishable by confinement in a county jail for any term of not more than one year, or, in addition to confinement, a fine not to exceed $4,000. A felony of the third degree 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.
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LBB Staff: | JOB, ADM, GG, LM
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