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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the prosecution of certain littering offenses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 365.012, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (t) to read as follows: |
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(t) Chapter 15, Penal Code, applies to an offense under this |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed |
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by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of |
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this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of |
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this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |