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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the penalty for making a false statement on a voter |
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registration application. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 13.007(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third |
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degree [Class B misdemeanor]. |
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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 purposes of |
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this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of |
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this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |