| TO: | Honorable Jeff Leach, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
| FROM: | John McGeady, Assistant Director Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB900 by Israel (Relating to the act of smoking tobacco in a vehicle with a child present; authorizing an additional fine for certain criminal offenses.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
The provisions of the bill addressing criminal penalties are the subject of this analysis. The bill would amend the Transportation Code as it relates to smoking tobacco in a vehicle with a child present. Under the provisions of the bill, those who enter a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or who are convicted would pay a $15 fine or complete a parenting class.
This analysis assumes the provisions of the bill would not result in a significant impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources.
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| LBB Staff: | WP, LM, SPa
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