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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 offense of manslaughter. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 19.04(b), Penal Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second |
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degree, except that an offense is a felony of the first degree if: |
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(1) the actor delivered a controlled substance to the |
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individual; |
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(2) the individual consumed the controlled substance |
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without altering the substance; and |
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(3) the individual's death resulted from the |
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consumption of the controlled substance. |
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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 was committed before that |
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date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |