Bill Text: TX HB138 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the punishment for certain conduct constituting the offense of disorderly conduct; increasing a criminal penalty for certain conduct.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-12 - Left pending in committee [HB138 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB138-Introduced.html
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| By: Landgraf | H.B. No. 138 | |
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| relating to the punishment for certain conduct constituting the | ||
| offense of disorderly conduct; increasing a criminal penalty for | ||
| certain conduct. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 42.01(d), Penal Code, is amended to read | ||
| as follows: | ||
| (d) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor | ||
| unless committed under Subsection (a)(7), [ |
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| in which event it is a Class B misdemeanor. | ||
| 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 on the date 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, 2021. | ||
