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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses |
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related to elections. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.010(c), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) An offense under this section is a Class A [C] |
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misdemeanor. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.011(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 state jail felony |
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[Class C misdemeanor]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 61.007(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 state jail felony |
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[Class A misdemeanor]. |
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SECTION 4. 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 on the date the offense was committed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of |
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this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of |
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this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |