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AN ACT
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relating to the period in which a person commits the offense of |
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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 three hours [one hour] before the service begins and |
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ending three hours [one hour] after the service is completed, the |
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person engages in picketing within 1,000 feet of a facility or |
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cemetery being used for a 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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governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 718 was passed by the House on April |
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26, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 718 was passed by the Senate on May |
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25, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |