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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of |
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illegal voting. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 64.012(b), Election Code, as effective |
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December 2, 2021, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second |
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degree unless the person is convicted of an attempt. In that case, |
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the offense is a state jail felony [Class A misdemeanor]. |
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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 on the date the offense was committed, |
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and 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 on the 91st day after the |
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last day of the legislative session. |