CS/CS/HB 279 (2021) - Enhanced Penalties for Criminal Offenses

General Bill by Judiciary Committee and Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee and Snyder (CO-SPONSORS) Chaney; Giallombardo; Harding; Slosberg-King; Willhite

Enhanced Penalties for Criminal Offenses: Increases offense severity ranking of burglary offense for purposes of Criminal Punishment Code when offender enters dwelling, structure, or conveyance on law enforcement or fire department property; removes reclassification of certain felony offenses when person who commits offense crosses county line with specified intent; removes requirement for reclassification or reranking that offender's travel be for purpose of thwarting law enforcement attempts to track stolen items; removes reference to crime being reclassified.

Effective Date: October 1, 2021

Last Event: 04/30/21 S Died in Rules on Friday, April 30, 2021 2:40 PM

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Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
- On agenda for: 03/09/21 1:00 PM
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) View Meeting Appearances See Votes
Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
- On agenda for: 03/15/21 1:00 PM
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- Favorable (final action) View Meeting Appearances See Votes
Judiciary Committee
- On agenda for: 03/24/21 12:00 PM
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- Temporarily Postponed (final action) View Meeting Appearances
- On agenda for: 03/29/21 1:00 PM
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) View Meeting Appearances See Votes

Senate Referrals

Rules

Related Bills

Bill #	Subject	Relationship
Bill #: SB 1354	Subject: Traveling Across County Lines with Intent to Commit a Felony	Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Committee Substitute 2
PCS for CS/HB 279 (JDC) Date Published: 03/25/21
- A PCS for CSHB 279 a1 , Snyder (JDC) Date Published: 03/29/21 , Line#: 19 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 03/29/2021 03:45 PM
Committee Substitute 1
- D 173567 , Snyder (JDC) Date Filed: 03/24/21, Line#: 0 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 03/24/2021 03:30 PM
Original Filed Version
- A 554237 , Snyder (CRM) Date Filed: 03/08/21, Line#: 32 House(c): Adopted 03/09/2021 03:19 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber	Committee
Chamber: House	Committee: Judiciary Committee 3/30/2021 10:58:26 AM
Chamber: House	Committee: Judiciary Committee 3/26/2021 8:22:10 AM
Chamber: House	Committee: Judiciary Committee 3/22/2021 4:57:51 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee 3/15/2021 5:09:36 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee 3/12/2021 9:55:35 AM
Chamber: House	Committee: Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee 3/9/2021 6:11:28 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee 3/6/2021 12:04:10 PM

Vote History

Chamber	Date	Yeas	Nays	Action	Action 2	Vote Detail	Barcode
Chamber: House	Date: 04/14/2021 03:15 PM	Yeas: 100	Nays: 17	Action:	Action 2: Passage	Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 108]	Barcode:

Bill History

Event	Time	Member	Committee	Ver.
Event: S Died in Rules	Time: 04/30/2021 - 2:40 PM	Member:	Committee: Rules	Version: c2
Event: S Received -SJ 492	Time: 04/20/2021 - 6:00 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: S Referred to Rules -SJ 493	Time: 04/19/2021 - 9:26 AM	Member:	Committee: Rules	Version: c2
Event: S In Messages	Time: 04/15/2021 - 7:19 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Message sent to senate	Time: 04/15/2021 - 7:02 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 100, NAYS 17	Time: 04/14/2021 - 3:15 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Read 3rd time	Time: 04/14/2021 - 3:08 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar	Time: 04/13/2021 - 8:44 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading	Time: 04/13/2021 - 3:45 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Read 2nd time	Time: 04/13/2021 - 3:44 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/13/2021)	Time: 04/08/2021 - 5:31 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar	Time: 04/01/2021 - 5:56 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar	Time: 04/01/2021 - 5:56 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 03/30/2021 - 5:59 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H CS Filed	Time: 03/30/2021 - 11:02 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)	Time: 03/30/2021 - 11:02 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Judiciary Committee	Time: 03/30/2021 - 10:57 AM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee	Time: 03/29/2021 - 3:45 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: c1
Event: H PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda	Time: 03/25/2021 - 4:12 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda	Time: 03/22/2021 - 4:02 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Now in Judiciary Committee	Time: 03/15/2021 - 5:09 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Time: 03/15/2021 - 5:09 PM	Member:	Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Time: 03/15/2021 - 4:58 PM	Member:	Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Version: c1
Event: H Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda	Time: 03/11/2021 - 4:28 PM	Member:	Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Version: c1
Event: H Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Time: 03/10/2021 - 9:27 PM	Member:	Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee	Time: 03/10/2021 - 9:27 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Time: 03/10/2021 - 9:27 PM	Member:	Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 03/10/2021 - 8:33 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed	Time: 03/09/2021 - 6:21 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)	Time: 03/09/2021 - 6:21 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee	Time: 03/09/2021 - 6:12 PM	Member:	Committee: Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee	Time: 03/09/2021 - 3:19 PM	Member:	Committee: Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Added to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee agenda	Time: 03/05/2021 - 4:04 PM	Member:	Committee: Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 03/02/2021 - 9:21 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee	Time: 02/03/2021 - 1:42 PM	Member:	Committee: Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee	Time: 02/03/2021 - 1:42 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: __
Event: H Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Time: 02/03/2021 - 1:42 PM	Member:	Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee	Time: 02/03/2021 - 1:42 PM	Member:	Committee: Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Filed	Time: 01/19/2021 - 8:50 AM	Member: Snyder	Committee:	Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute	Other Bill Citations
810.02	CS/HB 1, SB 484
843.22	HB 235, CS/SB 1032, SB 1354
903.046	CS/CS/SB 234