Bill Text: TX HB1797 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to an exception to prosecution for the criminal offense of theft of service.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-04 - Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence [HB1797 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB1797-Introduced.html
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| By: González of Dallas | H.B. No. 1797 | |
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| relating to an exception to prosecution for the criminal offense of | ||
| theft of service. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 31.04, Penal Code, is amended by adding | ||
| Subsection (h) to read as follows: | ||
| (h) It is an exception to the application of Subsection | ||
| (a)(3) that the written rental agreement described by that | ||
| subsection is a rental-purchase agreement. For purposes of this | ||
| subsection, "rental-purchase agreement" means an agreement under | ||
| which an individual may use personal property for personal, family, | ||
| or household purposes for an initial rental period and that: | ||
| (1) is automatically renewable with each payment after | ||
| the initial rental period; and | ||
| (2) permits the individual to become the owner of the | ||
| property. | ||
| SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to an | ||
| offense committed before, on, or after the effective date of this | ||
| Act. However, a final conviction for an offense under Section | ||
| 31.04, Penal Code, that exists on the effective date of this Act | ||
| remains unaffected by this Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
