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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 state jail felony |
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[Class B misdemeanor]. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies |
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only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. For purposes of this section, an offense is committed before |
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the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurs |
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before the effective date. |
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(b) An offense committed before the effective date of this |
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Act is covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |