By Keel H.B. No. 504
77R2970 ATP-F
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a
1-3 vehicle.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 30.04(d), Penal Code, is amended to read
1-6 as follows:
1-7 (d) An offense under this section is a [Class A misdemeanor
1-8 unless the vehicle or part of the vehicle broken into or entered is
1-9 a rail car, in which event the offense is a] state jail felony.
1-10 SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies
1-11 only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this
1-12 Act. For purposes of this section, an offense is committed before
1-13 the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurs
1-14 before that date.
1-15 (b) An offense committed before the effective date of this
1-16 Act is covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed,
1-17 and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
1-18 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.