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TX HB268
Bill
Status
11/12/2024
Primary Sponsor
Brooks Landgraf
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AI Summary
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Increases the criminal penalty for false emergency reports involving public or private schools (K-12) and institutions of higher education from a state jail felony to a third degree felony
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Maintains state jail felony classification for false reports involving public communications, public transportation, public water, gas, power supply, or other public services
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Retains Class A misdemeanor as the base offense for false emergency reports not involving the specified categories
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Expands court authority to order defendants convicted under the enhanced school-related penalty to pay restitution for reasonable emergency response costs incurred by responding entities
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Applies only to offenses committed on or after September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for making certain false reports and to restitution for emergency response costs associated with those false reports.
Education
Last Action
Left pending in committee
3/11/2025