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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the investigation and prosecution of certain open |
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meetings offenses as offenses against public administration. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 411.0252, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.0252. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. For |
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purposes of this subchapter, the following are offenses against |
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public administration: |
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(1) an offense under Title 8, Penal Code, committed by |
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a state officer or a state employee in connection with the powers |
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and duties of the state office or state employment; |
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(2) an offense under Chapter 301, 302, 571, 572, or |
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2004 committed by a state officer or a state employee in connection |
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with the powers and duties of the state office or state employment |
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or by a candidate for state office; |
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(3) an offense under Chapter 573 committed by a state |
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officer in connection with the powers and duties of the state |
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office; [and] |
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(4) an offense under Title 15, Election Code, |
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committed in connection with: |
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(A) a campaign for or the holding of state |
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office; or |
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(B) an election on a proposed constitutional |
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amendment; and |
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(5) an offense under Chapter 551 committed by a county |
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or municipal officer or school district board of trustees member. |
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SECTION 2. 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 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |