By Madla S.B. No. 138
77R2274 GWK-F
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the punishment of the offenses of public lewdness and
1-3 indecent exposure.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 21.07, Penal Code, is amended by amending
1-6 Subsection (b) and by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
1-7 (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an [An] offense
1-8 under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
1-9 (c) If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this
1-10 section that the defendant has previously been convicted under this
1-11 section, the offense is a state jail felony.
1-12 SECTION 2. Section 21.08, Penal Code, is amended by amending
1-13 Subsection (b) and by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
1-14 (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an [An] offense
1-15 under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
1-16 (c) If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this
1-17 section that the defendant has previously been convicted under this
1-18 section:
1-19 (1) one time, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor; or
1-20 (2) two or more times, the offense is a state jail
1-21 felony.
1-22 SECTION 3. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies
1-23 only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this
1-24 Act. For purposes of this section, an offense is committed before
2-1 the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurs
2-2 before the effective date.
2-3 (b) An offense committed before the effective date of this
2-4 Act is covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed,
2-5 and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
2-6 SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.