New proposals have been introduced to increase hospital security after an October 2022 shooting in Dallas.
Currently, tampering with an ankle monitor is only an administrative penalty and not a crime in Texas.
Another new law, House Bill 3548 would elevate punishment for assaulting a hospital worker. Proposed House Bill 3547 would require that hospitals be notified if a violent offender with an ankle monitor visits. Even with new penalties for cutting them off, some critics have questioned whether electronic monitors are enough deterrents to protect the community from violent offenders. Anchia said the state auditor is conducting a study due to be completed within a few months.
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