By Moreno of Harris                                   H.B. No. 1734
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the definition of "deadly weapon" for purposes of the
 1-3     prosecution of certain offenses.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  Section 1.07(17), Penal Code, is amended to read
 1-6     as follows:
 1-7                 (17)  "Deadly weapon" means:
 1-8                       (A)  a firearm or anything manifestly designed,
 1-9     made, or adapted for the purpose of inflicting death or serious
1-10     bodily injury; or
1-11                       (B)  anything that [in the manner of its use or
1-12     intended use] is used or intended to be used with the intent to
1-13     cause and is capable of causing death or serious bodily injury.
1-14           SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
1-15     to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
1-16     An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
1-17     covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and
1-18     the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.  For
1-19     purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
1-20     effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred
1-21     before that date.
1-22           SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.