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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the definition of private place for gambling criminal |
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offense purposes. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 47.01(8), Penal Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(8) "Private place" means a place to which the public |
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does not have access, and excludes, among other places, streets, |
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highways, restaurants, taverns, nightclubs, commercial gaming |
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enterprises, schools, hospitals, and the common areas of apartment |
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houses, hotels, motels, office buildings, transportation |
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facilities, and shops. For purposes of this subdivision, |
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"commercial gaming enterprise" includes a for-profit poker club, |
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card club, or game room. |
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SECTION 2. 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 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |