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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the prosecution of the offense of taking or attempting |
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to take a weapon from certain officers, investigators, employees, |
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or officials. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 38.14(b), Penal Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(b) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally |
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or knowingly and with force takes or attempts to take from a peace |
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officer, federal special investigator, employee or official of a |
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correctional facility, parole officer, community supervision and |
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corrections department officer, or commissioned security officer |
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the officer's, investigator's, employee's, or official's firearm, |
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nightstick, stun gun, or personal protection chemical dispensing |
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device [with the intention of harming the officer, investigator,
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employee, or official or a third person]. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |