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AN ACT
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relating to the offense of funeral service disruption. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.055(b), Penal Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) A person commits an offense if, during the period |
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beginning one hour before the service begins and ending one hour |
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after the service is completed, the person engages in picketing |
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within 1,000 [500] feet of a facility or cemetery being used for a |
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funeral service. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For the |
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purposes of this section, an offense is committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurs |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1093 was passed by the House on April |
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5, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 1093 on May 25, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, |
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1 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1093 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 23, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |