88R7115 MPF-F
 
  By: Campos H.B. No. 1653
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to an attack by a dangerous dog; increasing a criminal
  penalty.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 822.044, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to
  read as follows:
         (b)  Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), an [An] offense
  under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
         (b-1)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor
  if it is shown on trial of the offense that the defendant has been
  previously convicted of an offense under this section.
         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 on the date 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 was
  committed before that date.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.