88R2322 MLH-F
 
  By: Leach H.B. No. 1735
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the penalty for the offense of illegal voting;
  increasing a criminal penalty.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 64.012(b), Election Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (b)  An offense under this section is a felony of the second
  degree unless the person is convicted of an attempt, in which event
  it is a state jail felony [Class A misdemeanor].
         SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply 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, 2023.