By Turner of Coleman H.B. No. 473
77R2496 JRD-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the penalty for certain offenses relating to anhydrous
1-3 ammonia.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 504.001(b), Health and Safety Code, is
1-6 amended to read as follows:
1-7 (b) An offense under this section is a [state jail] felony
1-8 of the third degree.
1-9 SECTION 2. Section 504.002(b), Health and Safety Code, is
1-10 amended to read as follows:
1-11 (b) An offense under this section is a [state jail] felony
1-12 of the third degree.
1-13 SECTION 3. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies
1-14 only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this
1-15 Act. For purposes of this section, an offense is committed before
1-16 the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurs
1-17 before that date.
1-18 (b) An offense committed before the effective date of this
1-19 Act is covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed,
1-20 and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
1-21 SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.