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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of spaceports as critical |
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infrastructure facilities for purposes of criminal and civil |
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liability. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 424.001, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 424.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "critical |
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infrastructure facility" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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423.0045(a)(1-a) and also includes: |
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(1) any pipeline transporting oil or gas or the |
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products or constituents of oil or gas; |
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(2) a public or private airport depicted in any |
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current aeronautical chart published by the Federal Aviation |
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Administration; |
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(3) a military installation owned or operated by or |
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for the federal government, this state, or another governmental |
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entity; [and] |
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(4) any property, including a temporary hazard area |
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related to the operation of a launch complex authorized by the |
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Federal Aviation Administration, or facility used for the launch, |
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landing, recovery, or testing of spacecraft, as defined by Section |
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507.001, Local Government Code; and |
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(5) a property, facility, or pipeline described by |
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this section that is under construction and all equipment and |
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appurtenances used during that construction. |
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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 was |
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committed before that date. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A cause of action that accrues before the effective date |
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of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the cause of |
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action accrued, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1198 passed the Senate on |
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March 24, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1; |
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May 26, 2025, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and |
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requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 27, 2025, House |
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granted request of the Senate; May 30, 2025, Senate adopted |
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Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 30, |
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Nays 1. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1198 passed the House, with |
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amendments, on May 23, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 121, |
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Nays 17, two present not voting; May 27, 2025, House granted |
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request of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee; |
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May 30, 2025, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the |
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following vote: Yeas 118, Nays 14, two present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |