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AN ACT
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relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of |
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stealing or receiving a stolen check or similar sight order. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32.24(b), Penal Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony |
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[Class A misdemeanor]. |
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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 is 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. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1451 passed the Senate on |
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March 19, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1451 passed the House on |
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May 23, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 96, Nays 39, three |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |