79R6284 RMB-D
By: Jackson, Mike S.B. No. 1683
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of
coin-operated or coin collection machines.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 30.03(c), Penal Code, is amended to read
as follows:
(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor,
except that the offense is a state jail felony if the actor has
previously been convicted of an offense under this section.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the
former law is continued in effect for that purpose. 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.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.