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AN ACT
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relating to the penalty for the offense of illegal voting; |
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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 64.012(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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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 which event |
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it is a state jail felony [Class A misdemeanor]. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed |
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by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this |
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section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this |
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Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1243 was passed by the House on April |
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28, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 88, Nays 60, 1 present, not |
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voting; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to |
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H.B. No. 1243 on May 26, 2023, and requested the appointment of a |
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conference committee to consider the differences between the two |
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houses; and that the House adopted the conference committee report |
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on H.B. No. 1243 on May 28, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 86, |
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Nays 56, 2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1243 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 24, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 19, Nays |
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11; at the request of the House, the Senate appointed a conference |
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committee to consider the differences between the two houses; and |
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that the Senate adopted the conference committee report on H.B. No. |
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1243 on May 28, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 19, Nays 12. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |