HB 888 - Increases Penalties for Misrepresenting a Child's Identify at a Port of Entry - Texas Key Vote
Dennis Bonnen Did Not Vote on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Became Law Without Governor's Signature
- June 14, 2019
- House Concurrence Vote Passed
- May 23, 2019
- Senate Bill Passed
- May 20, 2019
- House Bill Passed
- May 2, 2019
- Introduced
- Jan. 17, 2019
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Title: Increases Penalties for Misrepresenting a Child's Identify at a Port of Entry
Title: Increases Penalties for Misrepresenting a Child's Identify at a Port of Entry
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that increases penalties for misrepresenting a child's identify at a port of entry.
Highlights:
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Defines “port of entry” as a place at which a customs officer is authorized to enforce customs laws by either an order of the U.S. President, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, or by an act of U.S. Congress (Sec. 1).
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Prohibits an individual attempting to cross the port of entry from knowingly misrepresenting a child’s identity as a family member of that individual to a peace officer or federal special investigator (Sec. 1).
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Classifies this offense as a Class B misdemeanor (Sec. 1).
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Establishes the day this Act will go into effect as September 1, 2019 (Sec. 2).
Title: Increases Penalties for Misrepresenting a Child's Identify at a Port of Entry
Title: Increases Penalties for Misrepresenting a Child's Identify at a Port of Entry
Title: Increases Penalties for Misrepresenting a Child's Identify at a Port of Entry
- Dwayne A. Bohac (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Greg Bonnen (TX - R)
- Giovanni Capriglione (TX - R)
- Stan Lambert (TX - R)
- David Mayes Middleton (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- DF 'Rick' Miller (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jane Gray Nelson (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tom Oliverson (TX - R)
- Jared Patterson (TX - R)
- Lynn Stucky (TX - R)
- William 'Bill' Zedler (TX - R) (Out Of Office)