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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the punishment for the offense of murder committed by a |
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peace officer; increasing a criminal penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 19.02, Penal Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) Subject to Subsection (c-1) and except [Except] as |
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provided by Subsection (d), an offense under this section is a |
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felony of the first degree. |
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(c-1) Except as provided by Subsection (d), an offense under |
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this section is a felony of the first degree with a minimum term of |
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imprisonment of 15 years if the offense is committed by a peace |
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officer acting under the authority of the state or a political |
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subdivision of the state. |
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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 purposes |
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of this section, an offense was committed before the effective date |
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of this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |