By: Oliverson, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Garcia) H.B. No. 2334

(In the Senate - Received from the House May 5, 2017; May 5, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs; May 21, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 21, 2017, sent to printer.) Click here to see the committee vote

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the imposition of a criminal penalty for the violation of a rule adopted or order issued under the Flood Control and Insurance Act in certain counties.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 16.3221(a), Water Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates this subchapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this subchapter in regard to a property located in a county with a population of more than 75,000.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to a violation committed on or after the effective date of this Act. A violation committed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the violation was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, a violation was committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of the violation occurred before that date.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.

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