By Denny H.B. No. 3238 Line and page numbers may not match official copy. Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to Election Code violations; providing penalties. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Chapter 276, Election Code, is amended by adding 1-5 Section 276.002 to read as follows: 1-6 Sec. 276.002. ELECTION CODE VIOLATION OR FAILURE TO PERFORM 1-7 A DUTY PLACED BY THIS CODE. (a) A person commits an offense if 1-8 the person violates any section of this code or fails to perform a 1-9 duty placed by this code on the person. This section does not 1-10 supercede penalties imposed by any other section of this or any 1-11 other code. 1-12 (b) An offense under this section is: 1-13 (1) a Class C misdemeanor if the conduct is performed 1-14 recklessly or with criminal negligence; or 1-15 (2) a Class A misdemeanor if the conduct is performed 1-16 knowingly. 1-17 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999. 1-18 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-19 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-20 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-21 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-1 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.