78R3544 BDH-D

By:  Reyna                                                        H.B. No. 628



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the penalty for stealing or knowingly receiving a 
stolen check or similar sight order.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 32.24(b), Penal Code, is amended to read 
as follows:     
	(b)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony
[Class A misdemeanor].
	SECTION 2.  (a)  The change in law made by this Act applies 
only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this 
Act.  For purposes of this section, an offense is committed before 
the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurs 
before the effective date.
	(b)  An offense committed before the effective date of this 
Act is governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed, 
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.