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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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 September 1, 2007. |