HBA-RBT H.B. 2346 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2346
By: Culberson
Criminal Jurisprudence
4/7/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law grants no limitation to the penalty imposed on persons
convicted of murder or manslaughter.  H.B. 2346 adds to this list the crime
of leaving the scene of an accident if the accident resulted in the death
of the victim. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Article 12.01, Code of Criminal Procedure, to provide
that there is no statute of limitation for leaving the scene of an accident
where the accident results in the death of a person. 

SECTION 2.  Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 4.  Emergency clause.