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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the definition of serious bodily injury for the |
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purposes of criminal prosecutions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1.07(a)(46), Penal Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(46) "Seri |
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ous bodily injury" means: |
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(A) bodily injury that creates a substantial risk |
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of death or that causes death, serious permanent disfigurement, or |
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protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member |
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or organ; or |
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(B) strangulation by impeding normal breathing |
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or circulation of the blood of another person by applying pressure |
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on the person's throat or neck or blocking the person's nose or |
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mouth. |
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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 September 1, 2007. An offense |
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committed before September 1, 2007, is governed by the law in effect |
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when the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense |
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was committed before September 1, 2007, if any element of the |
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offense was committed before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |