81R9433 GCB-D
 
  By: Moody H.B. No. 2115
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the punishment prescribed for the offense of bail
  jumping and failure to appear.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 38.10, Penal Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (g) to read as
  follows:
         (d)  Except as otherwise provided by this section [in
  Subsections (e) and (f)], an offense under this section is a Class A
  misdemeanor.
         (g)  An offense under this section is a felony of the first
  degree if the offense for which the actor's appearance was required
  is an offense under Section 19.02 (murder) or 19.03 (capital
  murder).
         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 was committed before the effective date of
  this Act if any element of the offense was committed before that
  date.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.