84R15382 MEW-D
 
  By: Paddie, Thompson of Harris, Dale, et al. H.B. No. 1123
 
  Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1123:
 
  By:  Herrero C.S.H.B. No. 1123
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to increasing the punishment for the offense of possession
  or promotion of child pornography; changing the eligibility for
  parole.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 508.145, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (e-1) to read as follows:
         (e-1)  An inmate serving a sentence for an offense under
  Section 43.26, Penal Code, is not eligible for release on parole
  until the inmate's actual calendar time served, without
  consideration of good conduct time, equals one-half of the inmate's
  sentence.
         SECTION 2.  Sections 43.26(d) and (g), Penal Code, are
  amended to read as follows:
         (d)  An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony of the
  second [third] degree.
         (g)  An offense under Subsection (e) is a felony of the first
  [second] degree.
         SECTION 3.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
  to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
  An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
  governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,
  and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
  purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
  effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred
  before that date.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.