| TO: | Honorable Dade Phelan, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs |
| FROM: | John McGeady, Assistant Director Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB244 by Farrar (Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression; providing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense.), As Introduced |
The provisions of the bill addressed by this analysis would amend the Property Code as it relates to the offense of intimidating or interfering with a person in certain activities relating to the business of selling or renting a dwelling. Under the provisions of the bill, intimidating or interfering with a person in these activities because of the person's sexual orientation or gender identity or expression would be punishable as a Class A misdemeanor.
A Class A misdemeanor is punishable by confinement in county jail for a term not to exceed one year and an optional fine not to exceed $4,000. This analysis assumes the provisions of the bill addressing sanctions for a criminal offense would not result in a significant impact on state correctional populations or the demand for state correctional resources.
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| LBB Staff: | WP, LM, JPo
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