84R3116 GCB-D
 
  By: Lozano H.B. No. 653
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the prosecution of money laundering involving the
  proceeds of the offense of possession of a gambling device or
  gambling equipment or paraphernalia.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 34.01(1), Penal Code, is amended to read
  as follows:
               (1)  "Criminal activity" means any offense, including
  any preparatory offense, that is:
                     (A)  classified as a felony under the laws of this
  state or the United States; [or]
                     (B)  punishable as a Class A misdemeanor under
  Section 47.06; or
                     (C)  punishable by confinement for more than one
  year under the laws of another state.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.