Sub. H.B. 231

126th General Assembly

(S. Judiciary on Criminal Justice)

The Senate committee expanded the definition of "United States Department of State Terrorist Exclusion List" that applies to the state's Anti-terrorism Law so that it also includes the list of terrorist organizations the Director of Public Safety prepares by rule that is comprised of lists of organizations officials of the U.S. government designate as terrorist, including the U.S. Secretary of State's terrorist exclusion list for immigration purposes currently included in the definition, the list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations the U.S Secretary of State prepares in consultation with the U.S. Attorney General and the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, and the list of charities that support terrorist activities that the U.S. Department of the Treasury compiles, which is known as Designated Charities.

H0231-126.doc/ss 02/22/06