By Capelo                                             H.B. No. 1181
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the punishment for the offense of obstruction or
 1-3     retaliation.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 36.06(c), Penal Code, is amended to read
 1-6     as follows:
 1-7           (c)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third
 1-8     degree unless the victim of the offense was harmed or threatened
 1-9     because of the victim's service or status as a juror, in which
1-10     event the offense is a felony of the second degree.
1-11           SECTION 2. (a)  The change in law made by this Act applies
1-12     only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this
1-13     Act.  For purposes of this section, an offense is committed before
1-14     the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurs
1-15     before the effective date.
1-16           (b)  An offense committed before the effective date of this
1-17     Act is covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed,
1-18     and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
1-19           SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.