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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 conduct |
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constituting the offense of dog fighting or the offense of |
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cockfighting. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.10(e), Penal Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(e) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, an |
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offense under this section is a state jail felony. An offense under |
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Subsection (a)(6) [(a)(4), (5), or (6)] is a Class A misdemeanor. |
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[An offense under Subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3) is a state jail |
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felony.] |
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SECTION 2. Section 42.105(g), Penal Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(g) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, an [An] |
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offense under this section [Subsection (b)(1) or (2)] is a state |
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jail felony. [An offense under Subsection (b)(3), (4), or (5) is a |
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Class A misdemeanor.] An offense under Subsection (b)(6) is a Class |
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C misdemeanor, except that the offense is a Class A misdemeanor if |
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it is shown on the trial of the offense that the person has been |
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previously convicted of an offense under that subdivision. |
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SECTION 3. 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 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |