BILL ANALYSIS |
H.B. 822 |
By: Sheets |
Defense & Veterans' Affairs |
Committee Report (Unamended) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Recent legislation revised federal law relating to offenses involving fraudulent claims of military service. Interested parties contend that there is a need to update Texas law similarly criminalizing certain such claims to reflect the higher penalties in federal law. H.B. 822 seeks to make this update.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill expressly does one or more of the following: creates a criminal offense, increases the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or changes the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
H.B. 822 amends the Penal Code to increase the penalty for the offense of fraudulent or fictitious military record from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class A misdemeanor.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2015.
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