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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the penalty for certain intoxication assaults. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 49.09, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (b-4) to read as follows: |
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(b-4) An offense under Section 49.07 is a felony of the |
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second degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the |
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person caused serious bodily injury to another in the nature of a |
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traumatic brain injury that results in a persistent vegetative |
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state. |
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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, 2011. |