87R2446 MEW-D     By: Shaheen H.B. No. 813       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to creating the criminal offense of harassment by   obstructing access to a hospital.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 22, Penal Code, is amended by adding   Section 22.115 to read as follows:          Sec. 22.115.  HARASSMENT BY OBSTRUCTING ACCESS TO HOSPITAL.   (a) A person commits an offense if, with the intent to assault,   harass, or alarm, the person knowingly obstructs the entrance or   exit of a hospital licensed under Chapter 241, Health and Safety   Code, or other health care facility that provides emergency medical   care, as defined by Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code.          (b)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third   degree.          (c)  If conduct constituting an offense under this section   also constitutes an offense under another section of this code, the   actor may be prosecuted under either section.          (d)  For purposes of this section, "obstruct" means to render   impassable or to render passage unreasonably inconvenient or   hazardous.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.