HBA-SEP, LJP H.B. 599 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 599
By: Goodman
Criminal Jurisprudence
3/4/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law prohibits the possession of a firearm by an adult who has been
convicted of a felony, but does not extend this prohibition to juveniles.
House Bill 599 provides that a juvenile who is adjudicated as having
engaged in felony delinquent conduct commits an offense if the person
possesses a firearm.     

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. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 599 amends the Penal Code to provide that a person who is
adjudicated by a juvenile court for having engaged in delinquent conduct
that is a felony and for which a juvenile court petition has been approved
by the grand jury commits an offense if the person possesses a firearm. The
bill also provides that the juvenile court petition follow the provisions
set forth for a violent or habitual offender. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.