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.