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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 30.04(d), Penal Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(d) An offense under this section is a [Class A misdemeanor
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unless the vehicle or part of the vehicle broken into or entered is
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a rail car, in which event the offense is a] state jail felony. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For the |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense was |
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committed before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007 |
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