87R7888 MCF-D
 
  By: Crockett H.B. No. 1349
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the punishment for the offense of murder committed by a
  peace officer; increasing a criminal penalty.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 19.02, Penal Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as
  follows:
         (c)  Subject to Subsection (c-1) and except [Except] as
  provided by Subsection (d), an offense under this section is a
  felony of the first degree.
         (c-1)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), an offense under
  this section is a felony of the first degree with a minimum term of
  imprisonment of 15 years if the offense is committed by a peace
  officer acting under the authority of the state or a political
  subdivision of the state.
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies 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 when 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 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.