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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to increasing criminal penalties for the manufacture or |
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delivery of certain controlled substances; changing the |
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eligibility for community supervision, deferred adjudication |
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community supervision, or mandatory supervision. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Article 42A.053 does not apply to a defendant adjudged |
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guilty of an offense under: |
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(1) Section 15.03, Penal Code, if the offense is |
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punishable as a felony of the first degree; |
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(2) Section 19.02, Penal Code (Murder); |
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(3) Section 19.03, Penal Code (Capital Murder); |
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(4) Section 20.04, Penal Code (Aggravated |
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Kidnapping); |
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(5) Section 20A.02, Penal Code (Trafficking of |
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Persons); |
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(6) Section 20A.03, Penal Code (Continuous |
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Trafficking of Persons); |
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(7) Section 21.11, Penal Code (Indecency with a |
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Child); |
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(8) Section 22.011, Penal Code (Sexual Assault); |
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(9) Section 22.021, Penal Code (Aggravated Sexual |
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Assault); |
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(10) Section 22.04(a)(1), Penal Code (Injury to a |
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Child, Elderly Individual, or Disabled Individual), if: |
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(A) the offense is punishable as a felony of the |
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first degree; and |
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(B) the victim of the offense is a child; |
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(11) Section 29.03, Penal Code (Aggravated Robbery); |
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(12) Section 30.02, Penal Code (Burglary), if: |
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(A) the offense is punishable under Subsection |
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(d) of that section; and |
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(B) the actor committed the offense with the |
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intent to commit a felony under Section 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, |
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22.021, or 25.02, Penal Code; |
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(13) Section 43.04, Penal Code (Aggravated Promotion |
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of Prostitution); |
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(14) Section 43.05, Penal Code (Compelling |
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Prostitution); |
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(15) Section 43.25, Penal Code (Sexual Performance by |
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a Child); |
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(16) Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, for which |
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punishment is increased under: |
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(A) Section 481.140 of that code (Use of Child in |
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Commission of Offense); or |
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(B) Section 481.134(c), (d), (e), or (f) of that |
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code (Drug-free Zones) if it is shown that the defendant has been |
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previously convicted of an offense for which punishment was |
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increased under any of those subsections; or |
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(17) Section 481.1123, Health and Safety Code |
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(Manufacture or Delivery of Substance in Penalty Group 1-B), if the |
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offense is punishable under Subsection (c), (d), (e), or (f) of that |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. Article 42A.056, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Art. 42A.056. LIMITATION ON JURY-RECOMMENDED COMMUNITY |
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SUPERVISION. A defendant is not eligible for community supervision |
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under Article 42A.055 if the defendant: |
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(1) is sentenced to a term of imprisonment that |
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exceeds 10 years; |
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(2) is convicted of a state jail felony for which |
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suspension of the imposition of the sentence occurs automatically |
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under Article 42A.551; |
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(3) is adjudged guilty of an offense under Section |
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19.02, Penal Code; |
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(4) is convicted of an offense under Section 21.11, |
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22.011, or 22.021, Penal Code, if the victim of the offense was |
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younger than 14 years of age at the time the offense was committed; |
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(5) is convicted of an offense under Section 20.04, |
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Penal Code, if: |
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(A) the victim of the offense was younger than 14 |
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years of age at the time the offense was committed; and |
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(B) the actor committed the offense with the |
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intent to violate or abuse the victim sexually; |
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(6) is convicted of an offense under Section 20A.02, |
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20A.03, 43.04, 43.05, or 43.25, Penal Code; |
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(7) is convicted of an offense for which punishment is |
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increased under Section 481.134(c), (d), (e), or (f), Health and |
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Safety Code, if it is shown that the defendant has been previously |
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convicted of an offense for which punishment was increased under |
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any of those subsections; or |
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(8) is convicted of an offense under Section 481.1123, |
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Health and Safety Code, if the offense is punishable under |
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Subsection (c), (d), (e), or (f) of that section. |
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SECTION 3. Article 42A.102(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) In all other cases, the judge may grant deferred |
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adjudication community supervision unless: |
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(1) the defendant is charged with an offense: |
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(A) under Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 49.045, 49.05, |
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49.065, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code; |
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(B) under Section 49.04 or 49.06, Penal Code, |
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and, at the time of the offense: |
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(i) the defendant held a commercial |
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driver's license or a commercial learner's permit; or |
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(ii) the defendant's alcohol concentration, |
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as defined by Section 49.01, Penal Code, was 0.15 or more; |
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(C) for which punishment may be increased under |
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Section 49.09, Penal Code; |
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(D) for which punishment may be increased under |
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Section 481.134(c), (d), (e), or (f), Health and Safety Code, if it |
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is shown that the defendant has been previously convicted of an |
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offense for which punishment was increased under any one of those |
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subsections; or |
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(E) under Section 481.1123, Health and Safety |
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Code, that is punishable under Subsection (c), (d), (e), or (f) of |
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that section; |
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(2) the defendant: |
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(A) is charged with an offense under Section |
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21.11, 22.011, 22.021, 43.04, or 43.05, Penal Code, regardless of |
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the age of the victim, or a felony described by Article 42A.453(b), |
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other than a felony described by Subdivision (1)(A) or (3)(B) of |
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this subsection; and |
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(B) has previously been placed on community |
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supervision for an offense under Paragraph (A); |
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(3) the defendant is charged with an offense under: |
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(A) Section 21.02, Penal Code; or |
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(B) Section 22.021, Penal Code, that is |
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punishable under Subsection (f) of that section or under Section |
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12.42(c)(3) or (4), Penal Code; or |
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(4) the defendant is charged with an offense under |
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Section 19.02, Penal Code, except that the judge may grant deferred |
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adjudication community supervision on determining that the |
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defendant did not cause the death of the deceased, did not intend to |
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kill the deceased or another, and did not anticipate that a human |
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life would be taken. |
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SECTION 4. Section 508.149(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) An inmate may not be released to mandatory supervision |
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if the inmate is serving a sentence for or has been previously |
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convicted of: |
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(1) an offense for which the judgment contains an |
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affirmative finding under Article 42A.054(c) or (d), Code of |
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Criminal Procedure; |
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(2) a first degree felony or a second degree felony |
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under Section 19.02, Penal Code; |
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(3) a capital felony under Section 19.03, Penal Code; |
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(4) a first degree felony or a second degree felony |
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under Section 20.04, Penal Code; |
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(5) an offense under Section 21.11, Penal Code; |
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(6) a felony under Section 22.011, Penal Code; |
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(7) a first degree felony or a second degree felony |
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under Section 22.02, Penal Code; |
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(8) a first degree felony under Section 22.021, Penal |
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Code; |
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(9) a first degree felony under Section 22.04, Penal |
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Code; |
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(10) a first degree felony under Section 28.02, Penal |
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Code; |
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(11) a second degree felony under Section 29.02, Penal |
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Code; |
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(12) a first degree felony under Section 29.03, Penal |
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Code; |
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(13) a first degree felony under Section 30.02, Penal |
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Code; |
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(14) a felony for which the punishment is increased |
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under Section 481.134 or Section 481.140, Health and Safety Code; |
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(15) an offense under Section 43.25, Penal Code; |
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(16) an offense under Section 21.02, Penal Code; |
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(17) a first degree felony under Section 15.03, Penal |
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Code; |
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(18) an offense under Section 43.05, Penal Code; |
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(19) an offense under Section 20A.02, Penal Code; |
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(20) an offense under Section 20A.03, Penal Code; |
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(21) a first degree felony under Section 71.02 or |
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71.023, Penal Code; or |
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(22) an offense under Section 481.1123, Health and |
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Safety Code, punished under Subsection (c), (d), (e), or (f) of that |
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section. |
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SECTION 5. Section 481.1123(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a [state jail] felony |
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of the third degree if the amount of the controlled substance to |
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which the offense applies is, by aggregate weight, including |
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adulterants or dilutants, less than one gram. |
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SECTION 6. 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 on the date the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |