By Bonnen H.B. No. 1159
77R3879
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the punishment for the offense of attempted murder.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Section 15.01, Penal Code, is amended by amending
1-5 Subsection (d) and by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
1-6 (d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), an [An] offense
1-7 under this section is one category lower than the offense
1-8 attempted, and if the offense attempted is a state jail felony, the
1-9 offense is a Class A misdemeanor.
1-10 (e) An offense under this section that is an attempt to
1-11 commit murder punishable under Section 19.02(c) is a felony
1-12 punishable by imprisonment in the Institutional Division for not
1-13 more than 40 years or less than two years. In addition to
1-14 imprisonment, an individual punished under this subsection may be
1-15 punished by a fine not to exceed $10,000.
1-16 SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies
1-17 only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this
1-18 Act. For purposes of this section, an offense is committed before
1-19 the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurs
1-20 before the effective date.
1-21 (b) An offense committed before the effective date of this
1-22 Act is covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed,
1-23 and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
1-24 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.