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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 fraudulent use or possession of |
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identifying information related to voter registration or voter |
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impersonation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32.51(c), Penal Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(c) An offense under this section is: |
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(1) a state jail felony if the number of items |
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obtained, possessed, transferred, or used is less than five; |
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(2) a felony of the third degree if the number of items |
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obtained, possessed, transferred, or used is five or more but less |
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than 10 or if one or more items is obtained, possessed, transferred, |
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or used by a person to obtain a voter registration certificate or |
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used by a person to cast a vote; |
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(3) a felony of the second degree if the number of |
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items obtained, possessed, transferred, or used is 10 or more but |
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less than 50; or |
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(4) a felony of the first degree if the number of items |
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obtained, possessed, transferred, or used is 50 or more. |
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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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governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this subsection, 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 immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |