By: Burton, Hinojosa, Rodríguez  S.B. No. 393
         (In the Senate - Filed January 28, 2015; February 2, 2015,
  read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice;
  April 7, 2015, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
  Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 7, Nays 0; April 7, 2015,
  sent to printer.)
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  COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 393 By:  Burton
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the punishment for certain offenses against property or
  against public administration.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Sections 28.03(b), (f), (h), and (j), Penal
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (b)  Except as provided by Subsections (f) and (h), an
  offense under this section is:
               (1)  a Class C misdemeanor if:
                     (A)  the amount of pecuniary loss is less than
  $100 [$50]; or
                     (B)  except as provided in Subdivision (3)(A) or
  (3)(B), it causes substantial inconvenience to others;
               (2)  a Class B misdemeanor if the amount of pecuniary
  loss is $100 [$50] or more but less than $750 [$500];
               (3)  a Class A misdemeanor if:
                     (A)  the amount of pecuniary loss is $750 [$500]
  or more but less than $2,500 [$1,500]; or
                     (B)  the actor causes in whole or in part
  impairment or interruption of any public water supply, or causes to
  be diverted in whole, in part, or in any manner, including
  installation or removal of any device for any such purpose, any
  public water supply, regardless of the amount of the pecuniary
  loss;
               (4)  a state jail felony if the amount of pecuniary loss
  is:
                     (A)  $2,500 [$1,500] or more but less than $30,000 
  [$20,000];
                     (B)  less than $2,500 [$1,500], if the property
  damaged or destroyed is a habitation and if the damage or
  destruction is caused by a firearm or explosive weapon;
                     (C)  less than $2,500 [$1,500], if the property
  was a fence used for the production or containment of:
                           (i)  cattle, bison, horses, sheep, swine,
  goats, exotic livestock, or exotic poultry; or
                           (ii)  game animals as that term is defined by
  Section 63.001, Parks and Wildlife Code; or
                     (D)  less than $30,000 [$20,000] and the actor
  causes wholly or partly impairment or interruption of public
  communications, public transportation, public gas or power supply,
  or other public service, or causes to be diverted wholly, partly, or
  in any manner, including installation or removal of any device for
  any such purpose, any public communications or public gas or power
  supply;
               (5)  a felony of the third degree if the amount of the
  pecuniary loss is $30,000 [$20,000] or more but less than $150,000 
  [$100,000];
               (6)  a felony of the second degree if the amount of
  pecuniary loss is $150,000 [$100,000] or more but less than
  $300,000 [$200,000]; or
               (7)  a felony of the first degree if the amount of
  pecuniary loss is $300,000 [$200,000] or more.
         (f)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony if
  the damage or destruction is inflicted on a place of worship or
  human burial, a public monument, or a community center that
  provides medical, social, or educational programs and the amount of
  the pecuniary loss to real property or to tangible personal
  property is $750 or more but less than $30,000 [$20,000].
         (h)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony if
  the amount of the pecuniary loss to real property or to tangible
  personal property is $750 [$1,500] or more but less than $30,000 
  [$20,000] and the damage or destruction is inflicted on a public or
  private elementary school, secondary school, or institution of
  higher education.
         (j)  Notwithstanding Subsection (b), an offense under this
  section is a felony of the third degree if:
               (1)  the tangible property damaged, destroyed, or
  tampered with is transportation communications equipment or a
  transportation communications device; and
               (2)  the amount of the pecuniary loss to the tangible
  property is less than $150,000 [$100,000].
         SECTION 2.  Section 28.06(d), Penal Code, is amended to read
  as follows:
         (d)  If the amount of pecuniary loss cannot be ascertained by
  the criteria set forth in Subsections (a) through (c), the amount of
  loss is deemed to be greater than $750 [$500] but less than $2,500 
  [$1,500].
         SECTION 3.  Section 28.07(e), Penal Code, is amended to read
  as follows:
         (e)  An offense under Subsection (b)(2)(B), (b)(2)(C), or
  (b)(2)(D) is a Class C misdemeanor unless the person causes
  pecuniary loss of $100 or more, in which event the offense is:
               (1)  a Class B misdemeanor if the amount of pecuniary
  loss is $100 [$20] or more but less than $750 [$500];
               (2)  a Class A misdemeanor if the amount of pecuniary
  loss is $750 [$500] or more but less than $2,500 [$1,500];
               (3)  a state jail felony if the amount of pecuniary loss
  is $2,500 [$1,500] or more but less than $30,000 [$20,000];
               (4)  a felony of the third degree if the amount of the
  pecuniary loss is $30,000 [$20,000] or more but less than $150,000 
  [$100,000];
               (5)  a felony of the second degree if the amount of
  pecuniary loss is $150,000 [$100,000] or more but less than
  $300,000 [$200,000]; or
               (6)  a felony of the first degree if the amount of the
  pecuniary loss is $300,000 [$200,000] or more.
         SECTION 4.  Sections 28.08(b) and (d), Penal Code, are
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), an offense under
  this section is:
               (1)  a Class C misdemeanor if the amount of pecuniary
  loss is less than $100;
               (2)  a Class B misdemeanor if the amount of pecuniary
  loss is $100 or more but less than $750 [$500];
               (3) [(2)]  a Class A misdemeanor if the amount of
  pecuniary loss is $750 [$500] or more but less than $2,500 [$1,500];
               (4) [(3)]  a state jail felony if the amount of
  pecuniary loss is $2,500 [$1,500] or more but less than $30,000 
  [$20,000];
               (5) [(4)]  a felony of the third degree if the amount of
  pecuniary loss is $30,000 [$20,000] or more but less than $150,000 
  [$100,000];
               (6) [(5)]  a felony of the second degree if the amount
  of pecuniary loss is $150,000 [$100,000] or more but less than
  $300,000 [$200,000]; or
               (7) [(6)]  a felony of the first degree if the amount of
  pecuniary loss is $300,000 [$200,000] or more.
         (d)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony if:
               (1)  the marking is made on a school, an institution of
  higher education, a place of worship or human burial, a public
  monument, or a community center that provides medical, social, or
  educational programs; and
               (2)  the amount of the pecuniary loss to real property
  or to tangible personal property is $750 or more but less than
  $30,000 [$20,000].
         SECTION 5.  Article 14.06(d), Code of Criminal Procedure, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (d)  Subsection (c) applies only to a person charged with
  committing an offense under:
               (1)  Section 481.121, Health and Safety Code, if the
  offense is punishable under Subsection (b)(1) or (2) of that
  section;
               (1-a)  Section 481.1161, Health and Safety Code, if the
  offense is punishable under Subsection (b)(1) or (2) of that
  section;
               (2)  Section 28.03, Penal Code, if the offense is
  punishable under Subsection (b)(2) of that section;
               (3)  Section 28.08, Penal Code, if the offense is
  punishable under Subsection (b)(2) or (3) [(b)(1)] of that section;
               (4)  Section 31.03, Penal Code, if the offense is
  punishable under Subsection (e)(2)(A) of that section;
               (5)  Section 31.04, Penal Code, if the offense is
  punishable under Subsection (e)(2) of that section;
               (6)  Section 38.114, Penal Code, if the offense is
  punishable as a Class B misdemeanor; or
               (7)  Section 521.457, Transportation Code.
         SECTION 6.  Section 31.03(e), Penal Code, is amended to read
  as follows:
         (e)  Except as provided by Subsection (f), an offense under
  this section is:
               (1)  a Class C misdemeanor if the value of the property
  stolen is less than $100[:
                     [(A)  $50; or
                     [(B)     $20 and the defendant obtained the property
  by issuing or passing a check or similar sight order in a manner
  described by Section 31.06];
               (2)  a Class B misdemeanor if:
                     (A)  the value of the property stolen is $100[:
                           [(i)  $50] or more but less than $750 [$500;
  or
                           [(ii)     $20 or more but less than $500 and the
  defendant obtained the property by issuing or passing a check or
  similar sight order in a manner described by Section 31.06];
                     (B)  the value of the property stolen is less than
  $100[:
                           [(i)  $50] and the defendant has previously
  been convicted of any grade of theft; or
                           [(ii)     $20, the defendant has previously
  been convicted of any grade of theft, and the defendant obtained the
  property by issuing or passing a check or similar sight order in a
  manner described by Section 31.06; or]
                     (C)  the property stolen is a driver's license,
  commercial driver's license, or personal identification
  certificate issued by this state or another state;
               (3)  a Class A misdemeanor if the value of the property
  stolen is $750 [$500] or more but less than $2,500 [$1,500];
               (4)  a state jail felony if:
                     (A)  the value of the property stolen is $2,500 
  [$1,500] or more but less than $30,000 [$20,000], or the property is
  less than 10 head of sheep, swine, or goats or any part thereof
  under the value of $30,000 [$20,000];
                     (B)  regardless of value, the property is stolen
  from the person of another or from a human corpse or grave,
  including property that is a military grave marker;
                     (C)  the property stolen is a firearm, as defined
  by Section 46.01;
                     (D)  the value of the property stolen is less than
  $2,500 [$1,500] and the defendant has been previously convicted two
  or more times of any grade of theft;
                     (E)  the property stolen is an official ballot or
  official carrier envelope for an election; or
                     (F)  the value of the property stolen is less than
  $30,000 [$20,000] and the property stolen is:
                           (i)  aluminum;
                           (ii)  bronze;
                           (iii)  copper; or
                           (iv)  brass;
               (5)  a felony of the third degree if the value of the
  property stolen is $30,000 [$20,000] or more but less than $150,000 
  [$100,000], or the property is:
                     (A)  cattle, horses, or exotic livestock or exotic
  fowl as defined by Section 142.001, Agriculture Code, stolen during
  a single transaction and having an aggregate value of less than
  $150,000 [$100,000]; or
                     (B)  10 or more head of sheep, swine, or goats
  stolen during a single transaction and having an aggregate value of
  less than $150,000 [$100,000];
               (6)  a felony of the second degree if:
                     (A)  the value of the property stolen is $150,000 
  [$100,000] or more but less than $300,000 [$200,000]; or
                     (B)  the value of the property stolen is less than
  $300,000 [$200,000] and the property stolen is an automated teller
  machine or the contents or components of an automated teller
  machine; or
               (7)  a felony of the first degree if the value of the
  property stolen is $300,000 [$200,000] or more.
         SECTION 7.  Sections 31.04(b) and (e), Penal Code, are
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  For purposes of this section, intent to avoid payment is
  presumed if:
               (1)  the actor absconded without paying for the service
  or expressly refused to pay for the service in circumstances where
  payment is ordinarily made immediately upon rendering of the
  service, as in hotels, campgrounds, recreational vehicle parks,
  restaurants, and comparable establishments;
               (2)  the actor failed to make payment under a service
  agreement within 10 days after receiving notice demanding payment;
               (3)  the actor returns property held under a rental
  agreement after the expiration of the rental agreement and fails to
  pay the applicable rental charge for the property within 10 days
  after the date on which the actor received notice demanding
  payment; or
               (4)  the actor failed to return the property held under
  a rental agreement:
                     (A)  within five days after receiving notice
  demanding return, if the property is valued at less than $2,500 
  [$1,500]; or
                     (B)  within three days after receiving notice
  demanding return, if the property is valued at $2,500 [$1,500] or
  more.
         (e)  An offense under this section is:
               (1)  a Class C misdemeanor if the value of the service
  stolen is less than $100 [$20];
               (2)  a Class B misdemeanor if the value of the service
  stolen is $100 [$20] or more but less than $750 [$500];
               (3)  a Class A misdemeanor if the value of the service
  stolen is $750 [$500] or more but less than $2,500 [$1,500];
               (4)  a state jail felony if the value of the service
  stolen is $2,500 [$1,500] or more but less than $30,000 [$20,000];
               (5)  a felony of the third degree if the value of the
  service stolen is $30,000 [$20,000] or more but less than $150,000 
  [$100,000];
               (6)  a felony of the second degree if the value of the
  service stolen is $150,000 [$100,000] or more but less than
  $300,000 [$200,000]; or
               (7)  a felony of the first degree if the value of the
  service stolen is $300,000 [$200,000] or more.
         SECTION 8.  Section 31.08(c), Penal Code, is amended to read
  as follows:
         (c)  If property or service has value that cannot be
  reasonably ascertained by the criteria set forth in Subsections (a)
  and (b), the property or service is deemed to have a value of $750 
  [$500] or more but less than $2,500 [$1,500].
         SECTION 9.  Sections 31.16(c) and (d), Penal Code, are
  amended to read as follows:
         (c)  An offense under this section is:
               (1)  a Class C misdemeanor if the total value of the
  merchandise involved in the activity is less than $100;
               (2)  a Class B misdemeanor if the total value of the
  merchandise involved in the activity is $100 or more but less than
  $750 [$50];
               (3) [(2)]  a Class A misdemeanor if the total value of
  the merchandise involved in the activity is $750 [$50] or more but
  less than $2,500 [$500];
               (4) [(3)]  a state jail felony if the total value of the
  merchandise involved in the activity is $2,500 [$500] or more but
  less than $30,000 [$1,500];
               (5) [(4)]  a felony of the third degree if the total
  value of the merchandise involved in the activity is $30,000 
  [$1,500] or more but less than $150,000 [$20,000];
               (6) [(5)]  a felony of the second degree if the total
  value of the merchandise involved in the activity is $150,000 
  [$20,000] or more but less than $300,000 [$100,000]; or
               (7) [(6)]  a felony of the first degree if the total
  value of the merchandise involved in the activity is $300,000 
  [$100,000] or more.
         (d)  An offense described for purposes of punishment by
  Subsections (c)(1)-(6) [(c)(1)-(5)] is increased to the next higher
  category of offense if it is shown on the trial of the offense that:
               (1)  the person organized, supervised, financed, or
  managed one or more other persons engaged in an activity described
  by Subsection (b); or
               (2)  during the commission of the offense, a person
  engaged in an activity described by Subsection (b) intentionally,
  knowingly, or recklessly:
                     (A)  caused a fire exit alarm to sound or
  otherwise become activated;
                     (B)  deactivated or otherwise prevented a fire
  exit alarm or retail theft detector from sounding; or
                     (C)  used a shielding or deactivation instrument
  to prevent or attempt to prevent detection of the offense by a
  retail theft detector.
         SECTION 10.  Section 32.02(c), Penal Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (c)  If property or service has value that cannot be
  reasonably ascertained by the criteria set forth in Subsections (a)
  and (b), the property or service is deemed to have a value of $750 
  [$500] or more but less than $2,500 [$1,500].
         SECTION 11.  Section 32.23(e), Penal Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (e)  An offense under this section is a:
               (1)  Class C misdemeanor if the retail value of the item
  or service is less than $100 [$20];
               (2)  Class B misdemeanor if the retail value of the item
  or service is $100 [$20] or more but less than $750 [$500];
               (3)  Class A misdemeanor if the retail value of the item
  or service is $750 [$500] or more but less than $2,500 [$1,500];
               (4)  state jail felony if the retail value of the item
  or service is $2,500 [$1,500] or more but less than $30,000 
  [$20,000];
               (5)  felony of the third degree if the retail value of
  the item or service is $30,000 [$20,000] or more but less than
  $150,000 [$100,000];
               (6)  felony of the second degree if the retail value of
  the item or service is $150,000 [$100,000] or more but less than
  $300,000 [$200,000]; or
               (7)  felony of the first degree if the retail value of
  the item or service is $300,000 [$200,000] or more.
         SECTION 12.  Section 32.32(c), Penal Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (c)  An offense under this section is:
               (1)  a Class C misdemeanor if the value of the property
  or the amount of credit is less than $100 [$50];
               (2)  a Class B misdemeanor if the value of the property
  or the amount of credit is $100 [$50] or more but less than $750 
  [$500];
               (3)  a Class A misdemeanor if the value of the property
  or the amount of credit is $750 [$500] or more but less than $2,500
  [$1,500];
               (4)  a state jail felony if the value of the property or
  the amount of credit is $2,500 [$1,500] or more but less than
  $30,000 [$20,000];
               (5)  a felony of the third degree if the value of the
  property or the amount of credit is $30,000 [$20,000] or more but
  less than $150,000 [$100,000];
               (6)  a felony of the second degree if the value of the
  property or the amount of credit is $150,000 [$100,000] or more but
  less than $300,000 [$200,000]; or
               (7)  a felony of the first degree if the value of the
  property or the amount of credit is $300,000 [$200,000] or more.
         SECTION 13.  Sections 32.33(d) and (e), Penal Code, are
  amended to read as follows:
         (d)  An offense under Subsection (b) is a:
               (1)  Class C misdemeanor if the value of the property
  destroyed, removed, concealed, encumbered, or otherwise harmed or
  reduced in value is less than $100 [$20];
               (2)  Class B misdemeanor if the value of the property
  destroyed, removed, concealed, encumbered, or otherwise harmed or
  reduced in value is $100 [$20] or more but less than $750 [$500];
               (3)  Class A misdemeanor if the value of the property
  destroyed, removed, concealed, encumbered, or otherwise harmed or
  reduced in value is $750 [$500] or more but less than $2,500 
  [$1,500];
               (4)  state jail felony if the value of the property
  destroyed, removed, concealed, encumbered, or otherwise harmed or
  reduced in value is $2,500 [$1,500] or more but less than $30,000 
  [$20,000];
               (5)  felony of the third degree if the value of the
  property destroyed, removed, concealed, encumbered, or otherwise
  harmed or reduced in value is $30,000 [$20,000] or more but less
  than $150,000 [$100,000];
               (6)  felony of the second degree if the value of the
  property destroyed, removed, concealed, encumbered, or otherwise
  harmed or reduced in value is $150,000 [$100,000] or more but less
  than $300,000 [$200,000]; or
               (7)  felony of the first degree if the value of the
  property destroyed, removed, concealed, encumbered, or otherwise
  harmed or reduced in value is $300,000 [$200,000] or more.
         (e)  A person who is a debtor under a security agreement, and
  who does not have a right to sell or dispose of the secured property
  or is required to account to the secured party for the proceeds of a
  permitted sale or disposition, commits an offense if the person
  sells or otherwise disposes of the secured property, or does not
  account to the secured party for the proceeds of a sale or other
  disposition as required, with intent to appropriate (as defined in
  Chapter 31) the proceeds or value of the secured property. A person
  is presumed to have intended to appropriate proceeds if the person
  does not deliver the proceeds to the secured party or account to the
  secured party for the proceeds before the 11th day after the day
  that the secured party makes a lawful demand for the proceeds or
  account. An offense under this subsection is:
               (1)  a Class C misdemeanor if the proceeds obtained
  from the sale or other disposition are money or goods having a value
  of less than $100 [$20];
               (2)  a Class B misdemeanor if the proceeds obtained
  from the sale or other disposition are money or goods having a value
  of $100 [$20] or more but less than $750 [$500];
               (3)  a Class A misdemeanor if the proceeds obtained
  from the sale or other disposition are money or goods having a value
  of $750 [$500] or more but less than $2,500 [$1,500];
               (4)  a state jail felony if the proceeds obtained from
  the sale or other disposition are money or goods having a value of
  $2,500 [$1,500] or more but less than $30,000 [$20,000];
               (5)  a felony of the third degree if the proceeds
  obtained from the sale or other disposition are money or goods
  having a value of $30,000 [$20,000] or more but less than $150,000 
  [$100,000];
               (6)  a felony of the second degree if the proceeds
  obtained from the sale or other disposition are money or goods
  having a value of $150,000 [$100,000] or more but less than $300,000 
  [$200,000]; or
               (7)  a felony of the first degree if the proceeds
  obtained from the sale or other disposition are money or goods
  having a value of $300,000 [$200,000] or more.
         SECTION 14.  Section 32.34(f), Penal Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (f)  An offense under Subsection (b)(1), (b)(2), or (b)(3)
  is:
               (1)  a state jail felony if the value of the motor
  vehicle is less than $30,000 [$20,000]; [or]
               (2)  a felony of the third degree if the value of the
  motor vehicle is $30,000 [$20,000] or more but less than $150,000;
               (3)  a felony of the second degree if the value of the
  motor vehicle is $150,000 or more but less than $300,000; or
               (4)  a felony of the first degree if the value of the
  motor vehicle is $300,000 or more.
         SECTION 15.  Section 32.35(e), Penal Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (e)  An offense under this section is a:
               (1)  Class C misdemeanor if the amount of the record of
  a sale is less than $100 [$20];
               (2)  Class B misdemeanor if the amount of the record of
  a sale is $100 [$20] or more but less than $750 [$500];
               (3)  Class A misdemeanor if the amount of the record of
  a sale is $750 [$500] or more but less than $2,500 [$1,500];
               (4)  state jail felony if the amount of the record of a
  sale is $2,500 [$1,500] or more but less than $30,000 [$20,000];
               (5)  felony of the third degree if the amount of the
  record of a sale is $30,000 [$20,000] or more but less than $150,000 
  [$100,000];
               (6)  felony of the second degree if the amount of the
  record of a sale is $150,000 [$100,000] or more but less than
  $300,000 [$200,000]; or
               (7)  felony of the first degree if the amount of the
  record of a sale is $300,000 [$200,000] or more.
         SECTION 16.  Section 32.441(e), Penal Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (e)  An offense under this section is a:
               (1)  Class C misdemeanor if the value of the benefit is
  less than $100 [$20];
               (2)  Class B misdemeanor if the value of the benefit is
  $100 [$20] or more but less than $750 [$500];
               (3)  Class A misdemeanor if the value of the benefit is
  $750 [$500] or more but less than $2,500 [$1,500];
               (4)  state jail felony if the value of the benefit is
  $2,500 [$1,500] or more but less than $30,000 [$20,000];
               (5)  felony of the third degree if the value of the
  benefit is $30,000 [$20,000] or more but less than $150,000 
  [$100,000];
               (6)  felony of the second degree if the value of the
  benefit is $150,000 [$100,000] or more but less than $300,000 
  [$200,000]; or
               (7)  felony of the first degree if the value of the
  benefit is $300,000 [$200,000] or more.
         SECTION 17.  Section 32.45(c), Penal Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (c)  An offense under this section is:
               (1)  a Class C misdemeanor if the value of the property
  misapplied is less than $100 [$20];
               (2)  a Class B misdemeanor if the value of the property
  misapplied is $100 [$20] or more but less than $750 [$500];
               (3)  a Class A misdemeanor if the value of the property
  misapplied is $750 [$500] or more but less than $2,500 [$1,500];
               (4)  a state jail felony if the value of the property
  misapplied is $2,500 [$1,500] or more but less than $30,000 
  [$20,000];
               (5)  a felony of the third degree if the value of the
  property misapplied is $30,000 [$20,000] or more but less than
  $150,000 [$100,000];
               (6)  a felony of the second degree if the value of the
  property misapplied is $150,000 [$100,000] or more but less than
  $300,000 [$200,000]; or
               (7)  a felony of the first degree if the value of the
  property misapplied is $300,000 [$200,000] or more.
         SECTION 18.  Section 32.46(b), Penal Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (b)  An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a:
               (1)  Class C misdemeanor if the value of the property,
  service, or pecuniary interest is less than $100 [$20];
               (2)  Class B misdemeanor if the value of the property,
  service, or pecuniary interest is $100 [$20] or more but less than
  $750 [$500];
               (3)  Class A misdemeanor if the value of the property,
  service, or pecuniary interest is $750 [$500] or more but less than
  $2,500 [$1,500];
               (4)  state jail felony if the value of the property,
  service, or pecuniary interest is $2,500 [$1,500] or more but less
  than $30,000 [$20,000];
               (5)  felony of the third degree if the value of the
  property, service, or pecuniary interest is $30,000 [$20,000] or
  more but less than $150,000 [$100,000];
               (6)  felony of the second degree if the value of the
  property, service, or pecuniary interest is $150,000 [$100,000] or
  more but less than $300,000 [$200,000]; or
               (7)  felony of the first degree if the value of the
  property, service, or pecuniary interest is $300,000 [$200,000] or
  more.
         SECTION 19.  Section 33.02(b-2), Penal Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (b-2)  An offense under Subsection (b-1) is:
               (1)  a Class C misdemeanor if the aggregate amount
  involved is less than $100;
               (2)  a Class B misdemeanor if the aggregate amount
  involved is $100 or more but less than $750;
               (3)  a Class A misdemeanor if the aggregate amount
  involved is $750 or more but less than $2,500;
               (4) [(1)]  a state jail felony if the aggregate amount
  involved is $2,500 or more but less than $30,000 [$20,000];
               (5) [(2)]  a felony of the third degree if the
  aggregate amount involved is $30,000 [$20,000] or more but less
  than $150,000 [$100,000];
               (6) [(3)]  a felony of the second degree if:
                     (A)  the aggregate amount involved is $150,000 
  [$100,000] or more but less than $300,000 [$200,000];
                     (B)  the aggregate amount involved is any amount
  less than $300,000 [$200,000] and the computer, computer network,
  or computer system is owned by the government or a critical
  infrastructure facility; or
                     (C)  the actor obtains the identifying
  information of another by accessing only one computer, computer
  network, or computer system; or
               (7) [(4)]  a felony of the first degree if:
                     (A)  the aggregate amount involved is $300,000 
  [$200,000] or more; or
                     (B)  the actor obtains the identifying
  information of another by accessing more than one computer,
  computer network, or computer system.
         SECTION 20.  Section 33A.02(b), Penal Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (b)  An offense under this section is:
               (1)  a Class C misdemeanor if the value of the
  telecommunications service used or diverted is less than $100;
               (2)  a Class B misdemeanor if the value of the
  telecommunications service used or diverted is $100 or more but 
  less than $750 [$500];
               (3) [(2)]  a Class A misdemeanor if:
                     (A)  the value of the telecommunications service
  used or diverted is $750 [$500] or more but less than $2,500 
  [$1,500]; or
                     (B)  the value of the telecommunications service
  used or diverted is less than $750 [$500] and the defendant has been
  previously convicted of an offense under this chapter;
               (4) [(3)]  a state jail felony if:
                     (A)  the value of the telecommunications service
  used or diverted is $2,500 [$1,500] or more but less than $30,000 
  [$20,000]; or
                     (B)  the value of the telecommunications service
  used or diverted is less than $2,500 [$1,500] and the defendant has
  been previously convicted two or more times of an offense under this
  chapter;
               (5) [(4)]  a felony of the third degree if the value of
  the telecommunications service used or diverted is $30,000 
  [$20,000] or more but less than $150,000 [$100,000];
               (6) [(5)]  a felony of the second degree if the value of
  the telecommunications service used or diverted is $150,000 
  [$100,000] or more but less than $300,000 [$200,000]; or
               (7) [(6)]  a felony of the first degree if the value of
  the telecommunications service used or diverted is $300,000 
  [$200,000] or more.
         SECTION 21.  Section 33A.04(b), Penal Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (b)  An offense under this section is:
               (1)  a Class C misdemeanor if the value of the
  telecommunications service obtained or attempted to be obtained is
  less than $100;
               (2)  a Class B misdemeanor if the value of the
  telecommunications service obtained or attempted to be obtained is
  $100 or more but less than $750 [$500];
               (3) [(2)]  a Class A misdemeanor if:
                     (A)  the value of the telecommunications service
  obtained or attempted to be obtained is $750 [$500] or more but less
  than $2,500 [$1,500]; or
                     (B)  the value of the telecommunications service
  obtained or attempted to be obtained is less than $750 [$500] and
  the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under
  this chapter;
               (4) [(3)]  a state jail felony if:
                     (A)  the value of the telecommunications service
  obtained or attempted to be obtained is $2,500 [$1,500] or more but
  less than $30,000 [$20,000]; or
                     (B)  the value of the telecommunications service
  obtained or attempted to be obtained is less than $2,500 [$1,500]
  and the defendant has been previously convicted two or more times of
  an offense under this chapter;
               (5) [(4)]  a felony of the third degree if the value of
  the telecommunications service obtained or attempted to be obtained
  is $30,000 [$20,000] or more but less than $150,000 [$100,000];
               (6) [(5)]  a felony of the second degree if the value of
  the telecommunications service obtained or attempted to be obtained
  is $150,000 [$100,000] or more but less than $300,000 [$200,000];
  or
               (7) [(6)]  a felony of the first degree if the value of
  the telecommunications service obtained or attempted to be obtained
  is $300,000 [$200,000] or more.
         SECTION 22.  Section 34.02(e), Penal Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (e)  An offense under this section is:
               (1)  a state jail felony if the value of the funds is
  $2,500 [$1,500] or more but less than $30,000 [$20,000];
               (2)  a felony of the third degree if the value of the
  funds is $30,000 [$20,000] or more but less than $150,000 
  [$100,000];
               (3)  a felony of the second degree if the value of the
  funds is $150,000 [$100,000] or more but less than $300,000 
  [$200,000]; or
               (4)  a felony of the first degree if the value of the
  funds is $300,000 [$200,000] or more.
         SECTION 23.  Section 35.02(c), Penal Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (c)  An offense under Subsection (a) or (b) is:
               (1)  a Class C misdemeanor if the value of the claim is
  less than $100 [$50];
               (2)  a Class B misdemeanor if the value of the claim is
  $100 [$50] or more but less than $750 [$500];
               (3)  a Class A misdemeanor if the value of the claim is
  $750 [$500] or more but less than $2,500 [$1,500];
               (4)  a state jail felony if the value of the claim is
  $2,500 [$1,500] or more but less than $30,000 [$20,000];
               (5)  a felony of the third degree if the value of the
  claim is $30,000 [$20,000] or more but less than $150,000 
  [$100,000];
               (6)  a felony of the second degree if the value of the
  claim is $150,000 [$100,000] or more but less than $300,000 
  [$200,000]; or
               (7)  a felony of the first degree if:
                     (A)  the value of the claim is $300,000 [$200,000]
  or more; or
                     (B)  an act committed in connection with the
  commission of the offense places a person at risk of death or
  serious bodily injury.
         SECTION 24.  Section 35.025(b), Penal Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (b)  If goods or services that are the subject of a claim
  cannot be reasonably ascertained under Subsection (a), the goods or
  services are considered to have a value of $750 [$500] or more but
  less than $2,500 [$1,500].
         SECTION 25.  Section 35A.02(b), Penal Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (b)  An offense under this section is:
               (1)  a Class C misdemeanor if the amount of any payment
  or the value of any monetary or in-kind benefit provided or claim
  for payment made under the Medicaid program, directly or
  indirectly, as a result of the conduct is less than $100 [$50];
               (2)  a Class B misdemeanor if the amount of any payment
  or the value of any monetary or in-kind benefit provided or claim
  for payment made under the Medicaid program, directly or
  indirectly, as a result of the conduct is $100 [$50] or more but
  less than $750 [$500];
               (3)  a Class A misdemeanor if the amount of any payment
  or the value of any monetary or in-kind benefit provided or claim
  for payment made under the Medicaid program, directly or
  indirectly, as a result of the conduct is $750 [$500] or more but
  less than $2,500 [$1,500];
               (4)  a state jail felony if:
                     (A)  the amount of any payment or the value of any
  monetary or in-kind benefit provided or claim for payment made
  under the Medicaid program, directly or indirectly, as a result of
  the conduct is $2,500 [$1,500] or more but less than $30,000 
  [$20,000];
                     (B)  the offense is committed under Subsection
  (a)(11); or
                     (C)  it is shown on the trial of the offense that
  the amount of the payment or value of the benefit described by this
  subsection cannot be reasonably ascertained;
               (5)  a felony of the third degree if:
                     (A)  the amount of any payment or the value of any
  monetary or in-kind benefit provided or claim for payment made
  under the Medicaid program, directly or indirectly, as a result of
  the conduct is $30,000 [$20,000] or more but less than $150,000 
  [$100,000]; or
                     (B)  it is shown on the trial of the offense that
  the defendant submitted more than 25 but fewer than 50 fraudulent
  claims under the Medicaid program and the submission of each claim
  constitutes conduct prohibited by Subsection (a);
               (6)  a felony of the second degree if:
                     (A)  the amount of any payment or the value of any
  monetary or in-kind benefit provided or claim for payment made
  under the Medicaid program, directly or indirectly, as a result of
  the conduct is $150,000 [$100,000] or more but less than $300,000 
  [$200,000]; or
                     (B)  it is shown on the trial of the offense that
  the defendant submitted 50 or more fraudulent claims under the
  Medicaid program and the submission of each claim constitutes
  conduct prohibited by Subsection (a); or
               (7)  a felony of the first degree if the amount of any
  payment or the value of any monetary or in-kind benefit provided or
  claim for payment made under the Medicaid program, directly or
  indirectly, as a result of the conduct is $300,000 [$200,000] or
  more.
         SECTION 26.  Section 39.02(c), Penal Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (c)  An offense under Subsection (a)(2) is:
               (1)  a Class C misdemeanor if the value of the use of
  the thing misused is less than $100 [$20];
               (2)  a Class B misdemeanor if the value of the use of
  the thing misused is $100 [$20] or more but less than $750 [$500];
               (3)  a Class A misdemeanor if the value of the use of
  the thing misused is $750 [$500] or more but less than $2,500 
  [$1,500];
               (4)  a state jail felony if the value of the use of the
  thing misused is $2,500 [$1,500] or more but less than $30,000 
  [$20,000];
               (5)  a felony of the third degree if the value of the
  use of the thing misused is $30,000 [$20,000] or more but less than
  $150,000 [$100,000];
               (6)  a felony of the second degree if the value of the
  use of the thing misused is $150,000 [$100,000] or more but less
  than $300,000 [$200,000]; or
               (7)  a felony of the first degree if the value of the
  use of the thing misused is $300,000 [$200,000] or more.
         SECTION 27.  The changes in law made by this Act apply 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 28.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
 
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