Bill Text: TX HB1086 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to increasing the penalty for unlawful participation in a primary election or convention.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-05-09 - Placed on General State Calendar [HB1086 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB1086-Introduced.html
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By: Goldman | H.B. No. 1086 |
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relating to increasing the penalty for unlawful participation in a | ||
primary election or convention. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 162.014(b), Election Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second | ||
degree unless the person is convicted of an attempt. In that case, | ||
the offense is a state jail felony [ |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only | ||
to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. | ||
An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is | ||
governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and | ||
the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For | ||
purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the | ||
effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred | ||
before that date. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |