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AN ACT
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relating to the prosecution of a capital murder committed against a |
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peace officer or fireman. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the Richard Houston II |
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Act. |
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SECTION 2. Section 19.03, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) For purposes of Subsection (a)(1), the actor is presumed |
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to have known the person murdered was a peace officer or fireman if |
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the person was wearing a distinctive uniform or badge indicating |
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the person's employment as a peace officer or fireman. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 386 passed the Senate on |
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April 5, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1; and that |
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the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 25, 2023, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 386 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May 23, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, |
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Nays 0, two present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |