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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the criminal penalty for rigging a publicly exhibited |
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contest; increasing a criminal penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32.44(c), Penal Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(c) An offense under this section is a state jail felony |
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[Class A misdemeanor]. |
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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 when the offense was committed, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this |
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section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this |
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Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |