Bill Text: TX HB268 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Bill 268 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to venue in the prosecution of certain criminal conduct involving obstruction or retaliation.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2017-06-01 - Effective on 9/1/17 [HB268 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB268-Enrolled.html



	H.B. No. 268




	AN ACT
	relating to venue in the prosecution of certain criminal conduct
	involving obstruction or retaliation.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Chapter 13, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended by adding Article 13.37 to read as follows:
	Art. 13.37. OBSTRUCTION OR RETALIATION. An offense under
	Section 36.06(a)(1), Penal Code, may be prosecuted in any county in
	which:
	(1) the harm occurs; or
	(2) the threat to do harm originated or was received.
	SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
	to venue for the trial of an offense committed on or after the
	effective date of this Act. Venue for the trial of an offense
	committed before the effective date of this Act is covered by the
	law in effect when the offense was committed, and the former law is
	continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section,
	an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if
	any element of the offense occurred before that date.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.


	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House


	I certify that H.B. No. 268 was passed by the House on March
	23, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 1 present, not
	voting.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House


	I certify that H.B. No. 268 was passed by the Senate on May
	19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED: _____________________
	Date

	_____________________
	Governor