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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the repeal of certain laws regulating the sale or |
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transfer of secondhand watches. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce |
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Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 2. An offense under Section 17.22, Business & |
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Commerce Code, may not be prosecuted after the effective date of |
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this Act. If on the effective date of this Act a criminal action is |
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pending for an offense under Section 17.22, Business & Commerce |
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Code, the action is dismissed on that date. However, a final |
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conviction for an offense under Section 17.22, Business & Commerce |
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Code, that exists on the effective date of this Act is unaffected by |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |