HB 5238
AN ACT relating to the criminal offense of disrupting a meeting or
House Bill
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
relating to the criminal offense of disrupting a meeting or
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the criminal offense of disrupting a meeting or BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 42.05(a), Penal Code, is amended to read (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to prevent or disrupt a lawful meeting, procession, or gathering, whether in person or virtual, the person [he] obstructs or interferes with the meeting, procession, or gathering by: (3) electronic disturbance, including hacking, of any virtual component of the meeting, procession, or gathering. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date 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 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
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Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the criminal offense of disrupting a meeting or
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