87R17112 AJZ-F
 
  By: Turner of Dallas, Rose, Meyer H.B. No. 2315
 
  Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2315:
 
  By:  Bell of Kaufman C.S.H.B. No. 2315
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the forfeiture of contraband relating to the criminal
  offense of racing on a highway.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  (a) Article 59.01(2), Code of Criminal
  Procedure, as effective until January 1, 2022, is amended to read as
  follows:
               (2)  "Contraband" means property of any nature,
  including real, personal, tangible, or intangible, that is:
                     (A)  used in the commission of:
                           (i)  any first or second degree felony under
  the Penal Code;
                           (ii)  any felony under Section 15.031(b),
  21.11, or 38.04 or Chapter 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 33A, or 35, Penal
  Code;
                           (iii)  any felony under Chapter 43, Penal
  Code, except as provided by Paragraph (B);
                           (iv)  any felony under The Securities Act
  (Article 581-1 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); or
                           (v)  any offense under Chapter 49, Penal
  Code, that is punishable as a felony of the third degree or state
  jail felony, if the defendant has been previously convicted three
  times of an offense under that chapter;
                     (B)  used or intended to be used in the commission
  of:
                           (i)  any felony under Chapter 481, Health
  and Safety Code (Texas Controlled Substances Act);
                           (ii)  any felony under Chapter 483, Health
  and Safety Code;
                           (iii)  a felony under Chapter 151, Finance
  Code;
                           (iv)  any felony under Chapter 20A or 34,
  Penal Code;
                           (v)  a Class A misdemeanor under Subchapter
  B, Chapter 365, Health and Safety Code, if the defendant has been
  previously convicted twice of an offense under that subchapter;
                           (vi)  any felony under Chapter 32, Human
  Resources Code, or Chapter 31, 32, 35A, or 37, Penal Code, that
  involves a health care program, as defined by Section 35A.01, Penal
  Code;
                           (vii)  a Class B misdemeanor under Chapter
  522, Business & Commerce Code;
                           (viii)  a Class A misdemeanor under Section
  306.051, Business & Commerce Code;
                           (ix)  any offense under Section 42.10, Penal
  Code;
                           (x)  any offense under Section 46.06(a)(1)
  or 46.14, Penal Code;
                           (xi)  any offense under Chapter 71, Penal
  Code;
                           (xii)  any offense under Section 20.05,
  20.06, 20.07, 43.04, or 43.05, Penal Code; [or]
                           (xiii)  an offense under Section 326.002,
  Business & Commerce Code; or
                           (xiv)  a Class A misdemeanor or any felony
  under Section 545.420, Transportation Code;
                     (C)  the proceeds gained from the commission of a
  felony listed in Paragraph (A) or (B) of this subdivision, a
  misdemeanor listed in Paragraph (B)(vii), (ix), (x), (xi), or (xii)
  of this subdivision, or a crime of violence;
                     (D)  acquired with proceeds gained from the
  commission of a felony listed in Paragraph (A) or (B) of this
  subdivision, a misdemeanor listed in Paragraph (B)(vii), (ix), (x),
  (xi), or (xii) of this subdivision, or a crime of violence;
                     (E)  used to facilitate or intended to be used to
  facilitate the commission of a felony under Section 15.031 or
  Chapter 43, Penal Code; or
                     (F)  used to facilitate or intended to be used to
  facilitate the commission of an offense under Section 20.05, 20.06,
  or 20.07 or Chapter 20A, Penal Code.
         (b)  Article 59.01(2), Code of Criminal Procedure, as
  effective on January 1, 2022, is amended to read as follows:
               (2)  "Contraband" means property of any nature,
  including real, personal, tangible, or intangible, that is:
                     (A)  used in the commission of:
                           (i)  any first or second degree felony under
  the Penal Code;
                           (ii)  any felony under Section 15.031(b),
  21.11, or 38.04 or Chapter 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 33A, or 35, Penal
  Code;
                           (iii)  any felony under Chapter 43, Penal
  Code, except as provided by Paragraph (B);
                           (iv)  any felony under The Securities Act
  (Title 12, Government Code); or
                           (v)  any offense under Chapter 49, Penal
  Code, that is punishable as a felony of the third degree or state
  jail felony, if the defendant has been previously convicted three
  times of an offense under that chapter;
                     (B)  used or intended to be used in the commission
  of:
                           (i)  any felony under Chapter 481, Health
  and Safety Code (Texas Controlled Substances Act);
                           (ii)  any felony under Chapter 483, Health
  and Safety Code;
                           (iii)  a felony under Chapter 151, Finance
  Code;
                           (iv)  any felony under Chapter 20A or 34,
  Penal Code;
                           (v)  a Class A misdemeanor under Subchapter
  B, Chapter 365, Health and Safety Code, if the defendant has been
  previously convicted twice of an offense under that subchapter;
                           (vi)  any felony under Chapter 32, Human
  Resources Code, or Chapter 31, 32, 35A, or 37, Penal Code, that
  involves a health care program, as defined by Section 35A.01, Penal
  Code;
                           (vii)  a Class B misdemeanor under Chapter
  522, Business & Commerce Code;
                           (viii)  a Class A misdemeanor under Section
  306.051, Business & Commerce Code;
                           (ix)  any offense under Section 42.10, Penal
  Code;
                           (x)  any offense under Section 46.06(a)(1)
  or 46.14, Penal Code;
                           (xi)  any offense under Chapter 71, Penal
  Code;
                           (xii)  any offense under Section 20.05,
  20.06, 20.07, 43.04, or 43.05, Penal Code; [or]
                           (xiii)  an offense under Section 326.002,
  Business & Commerce Code; or
                           (xiv)  a Class A misdemeanor or any felony
  under Section 545.420, Transportation Code;
                     (C)  the proceeds gained from the commission of a
  felony listed in Paragraph (A) or (B) of this subdivision, a
  misdemeanor listed in Paragraph (B)(vii), (ix), (x), (xi), or (xii)
  of this subdivision, or a crime of violence;
                     (D)  acquired with proceeds gained from the
  commission of a felony listed in Paragraph (A) or (B) of this
  subdivision, a misdemeanor listed in Paragraph (B)(vii), (ix), (x),
  (xi), or (xii) of this subdivision, or a crime of violence;
                     (E)  used to facilitate or intended to be used to
  facilitate the commission of a felony under Section 15.031 or
  Chapter 43, Penal Code; or
                     (F)  used to facilitate or intended to be used to
  facilitate the commission of an offense under Section 20.05, 20.06,
  or 20.07 or Chapter 20A, Penal Code.
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
  to property or proceeds seized on or after the effective date of
  this Act. Property or proceeds seized before the effective date of
  this Act are governed by the law in effect on the date the property
  or proceeds were seized, and the former law is continued in effect
  for that purpose. For purposes of this section, property or
  proceeds were seized before the effective date of this Act if any
  portion of the property or proceeds were seized before that date.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.