HBA-NMO, KMH H.B. 2879 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2879
By: Chavez
Criminal Jurisprudence
8/5/1999
Enrolled



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Certain persons transport for profit individuals seeking unlawful entry
into this state and the United States.  This illegal transportation may
sometimes lead to serious bodily injury or death. H.B. 2879 provides that a
person commits a state jail felony if the person for pecuniary benefit
transports an individual in a manner that is designed to conceal the
individual from local, state, or federal law enforcement authorities and
creates a substantial likelihood that the individual will suffer serious
bodily injury death. 

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 Chapter 20, Penal Code, by adding Section 20.05, as
follows: 

Sec.  20.05.  UNLAWFUL TRANSPORT.  Provides that a person commits a state
jail felony if a person for pecuniary benefit transports an individual in a
manner that is designed to conceal the individual from local, state, or
federal law enforcement authorities and creates a substantial likelihood
that the individual will suffer serious bodily injury or death. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.